Legal Opinion
Hattie E. Robinson, Lamar Glover v. Georgia Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 1992No. 91-8731PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
I.INTRODUCTION
Appellants, Hattie E. Robinson and Lamar Glover (hereinafter referred to collectively as “appellants”), sought relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against appellee, the Georgia Department of Transportation (“Ga.DOT”), for inverse condemnation of property that was an ancestral cemetery. Ga.DOT moved to dismiss on the ground that appellants’ suit was barred under the Eleventh Amendment. The district court granted the motion, and this appeal ensued.
II.FACTS
In the late 1970’s, Ga.DOT began work on a project to expand 1-75. Part of the land to be used for this…
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