Legal Opinion

Cobb County v. Wilson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 30, 1989No. S89A0164PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Justice.

The appellants, Cobb County and the Cobb County Board of Commissioners (Cobb County), were ordered by the trial court to rezone certain property owned by the appellees, Raymond B. Wilson et al. The appellees filed a contempt petition alleging that Cobb County had failed to rezone the property within the time specified in the order. The trial court agreed and declared the property to be “unzoned and free from all Cobb County Zoning restrictions.” We affirm in part and reverse in part.

On May 27, 1987, the trial court held that the R-20 zoning classification of the property was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. City of Atlanta v. McLennanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Hunt v. McCollumSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  3. Hall Paving Co. v. Hall CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

3Cited by13 opinions

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  4. CITY OF UNION POINT v. GREENE COUNTY (And Vice Versa)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Fulton County v. WallaceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990

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