Legal Opinion
Birdsey v. Wesleyan College
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 12, 1955No. 18858PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The plaintiffs contend that the Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission was without authority to rezone the property of the defendant. The validity or invalidity of the rezoning of the defendant’s property must be determined, first, on the validity of the constitutional amendment of 1948, and, second, on the extent of the powers granted therein, provided the amendment is not invalid.
In 1947 the General Assembly proposed a constitutional amendment to art. XI, sec. I, par. VI (Code, Ann., § 2-7806), which provides: “Whatever tribunal, or officers, may be created by the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Hammond v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Snow v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Wellborn v. EstesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
- Dejarnette v. Hospital Authority of AlbanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
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3Cited by19 opinions
- City of Thomaston v. BridgesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Vulcan Materials Co. v. GriffithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- MacOn Ass'n for Retarded Citizens v. MacOn-bibb County Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Rogers v. Mayor &C. of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Copeland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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