Legal Opinion
Columbus-Muscogee County Consolidated Government v. CM Tax Equalization, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 24, 2003No. S02A1688PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
CM Tax Equalization, Inc. and several individual residents of Columbus-Muscogee County brought suit challenging the constitutionality of a local constitutional amendment (“LCA”) that affects the manner in which homestead property in Columbus-Muscogee County Consolidated Government (the County) is valued for ad valorem taxation purposes. The trial court granted summary judgment to plaintiffs, prompting the County government defendants to file this appeal. Because we agree with the County government appellants that the LCA is not unconstitutional for the reasons set forth by…
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