Legal Opinion
Lamad Ministries, Inc. v. Dougherty County Board of Tax Assessors
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 29, 2004No. A04A1386PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
On January 20, 2004, after a bench trial the Dougherty County Superior Court affirmed the multi-year appeal of Lamad Ministries, Inc. from the Board of Equalization of Dougherty County’s decision, finding no tax exemption for it either as a “place [ ] of religious worship,” OCGA§ 48-5-41 (a) (2.1) (A) or (B), or exempt, as a home for the aged under OCGA § 48-5-41 (a) (12). The trial court found that it is not a place of religious worship or a property owned by and operated exclusively as a church, an association or convention of churches, a convention mission agency, or as an…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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