Legal Opinion
York Rite Bodies of Freemasonry of Savannah v. Board of Equalization
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 27, 1990No. A90A0719PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cooper, Judge.
This is a consolidated appeal of two cases involving two Masonic lodges, Thunderbolt Lodge No. 693 and York Rite Bodies of Savannah, Georgia (“appellants”). Appellants had been afforded an ad valorem tax exemption on their properties until 1985, when this exemption was revoked by the local taxing authorities. In December 1985 and January 1986, appellants filed appeals to the superior court from the adverse decisions of the taxing authorities. The next plead*148ing was filed by appellants in April 1988, and in November 1988, the Thunderbolt case was dismissed for lack of prosecution…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Tharpe v. Central Georgia Council of Boy Scouts of AmericaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Massenburg v. Grand Lodge F. & A. M.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Rogers v. DeKalb County Board of Tax AssessorsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Mu Beta Chapter Chi Omega House Corp. v. DavisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Hawkins v. Grady County Board of Tax AssessorsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
- York Rite Bodies of Freemasonry v. Board of EqualizationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Board of Equalization v. York Rite Bodies of FreemasonryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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- York Rite Bodies of Freemasonry of Savannah v. Board of EqualizationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990