Ansley House, Inc. v. City of Atlanta

260 Ga. 540 (1990)

397 S.E.2d 419

THE ANSLEY HOUSE, INC.

v.

CITY OF ATLANTA et al.

S90A0973.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 18, 1990.

Reconsideration Denied November 16, 1990.

Peterson, Dillard, Young, Self & Asselin, Dick Wilson, Jr., for appellant.

Rogers & Hardin, Richard H. Sinkfield, Terry L. Houser, David D. Blum, for appellees.

FLETCHER, Justice.

We granted the property owner's discretionary application in order to determine whether the discontinuation of a permissible nonconforming use as a result of the revocation of a business license results in the destruction of that nonconforming…