Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Wormsloe Foundation, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 28, 1972No. 26935; 26935PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
The issue here is whether a tract of land owned by a foundation is exempt from ad valorem taxation as property dedicated to and used exclusively for purely public charity.
For prior appearance of this litigation see Griffin v. Wormsloe Foundation, Inc., 226 Ga. 749 (177 SE2d 481), transferring the appeal to the Court of Appeals, and 123 Ga. App. 765 (182 SE2d 319), holding that an affidavit of illegality is not an available remedy to contest an exemption from taxes. All of the documentary evidence from the first trial was by consent ordered to be made a part of the record in this case since…
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