Legal Opinion

Oglethorpe Development Group, Inc. v. Coleman

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 1, 1999No. S99A0672PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunstein, Justice.

Oglethorpe Development Group, Inc. (Oglethorpe), a commercial developer, presented a proposal to the Board of Commissioners of the City of Albany (the “Commissioners”) concerning the operation of the city’s civic center and construction of a hotel and conference center adjacent thereto. The Commissioners authorized Oglethorpe to obtain a feasibility study and in late March 1997, Oglethorpe requested to appear before the Commissioners to present the study. This request was denied on April 1. Oglethorpe then filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel Franklin…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Gilbert v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. Cozzolino v. HubertSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966

3Cited by14 opinions

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  4. Royal v. Ferrellgas, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Thompson v. FloydCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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