Legal Opinion
J & L OIL CO. v. City of Carrollton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 28, 1973No. 27848PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
In July, 1972, J & L Oil Company, asserting that an ordinance of the City of Carrollton is (1) unreasonable, (2) unconstitutional, (3) contrary to Georgia law, and that (4) the city is estopped, sought mandamus to compel the city to issue to it a license to operate a self-service motor fuel station within the city *818limits. After a hearing the trial judge denied the relief sought. J & L appeals.
The controversy involves an abandoned service station in Carrollton two blocks from the city hall which J & L purchased in 1970. On May 1, 1971, J & L commenced renovating it for the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Heard v. BoltonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Gore v. LeekeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1973
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- J & L OIL CO. v. City of CarrolltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Stop-N-Go Markets of Georgia, Inc. v. City of ClarkstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977