PENNINGTON Et Al. v. GWINNETT COUNTY

McFadden, Judge.

Steve and Brenda Pennington appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Gwinnett County in the Penningtons’ action seeking compensation for the loss of a business opportunity. The Penningtons argue that the county’s interference scuttled their deal with T-Mobile South LLC under which T-Mobile intended to lease a portion of their property for the installation of a cell phone tower. They argue that this interference resulted in a taking and amounted to an inverse condemnation. But because the evidence is undisputed that the Penningtons merely had an option contract…