South Jonesboro Civic Assn. v. Thornton

Clarke, Justice.

The controlling issue in this zoning case is whether there was sufficient evidence to raise a jury question as to the existence of the required notice of the public hearings. The trial court found “... there was no clear evidence as to the failure of these defendants to properly advertise the public hearings as is by law required...” and directed a verdict upholding the rezoning. We reverse.

The dispute to be resolved in this case centers around the application of T. R. Thornton seeking the rezoning of certain real estate in Clayton County from residential to heavy industrial.…