Legal Opinion
Carroll County v. City of Bremen
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 4, 1986No. 43199PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Presiding Justice.
Carroll County initiated this action by filing a petition to condemn land which was owned by the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) when the condemnation was filed. The YMCA answered and moved to enjoin the condemnation on the grounds that there was no public purpose and that the condemnation was filed in bad faith. The City of Bremen intervened and also sought injunctive relief and moved to dismiss the condemnation contending the sole purpose of the condemnation was to deprive Bremen of its chosen site for a sewage treatment plant.
The trial court referred the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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