Walker v. Department of Transportation

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Jane Walker, Kima Poole, and Lamar Advertising Company (“plaintiffs”) applied to the Georgia Department of Transportation (“DOT”) for permits to erect outdoor advertising on property owned by Walker and Poole near Interstate 75 in Peach County. Following the DOT’s denial of those applications and the affirmation of that denial by an administrative law judge (“AL J”) with the Office of State Administrative Hearings (“OSAH”), plaintiffs sought judicial review in the superior court, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, arguing that DOT’s denial of the…