Legal Opinion
City of Powder Springs v. WMM Properties, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 30, 1985No. 41406PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
This case raises interesting issues as to the law governing municipal contracts, particularly the power of one city council to bind subse quent councils. OCGA § 36-30-3 (a).
In 1980, the City of Powder Springs sought to develop an industrial park upon land annexed by it that had formerly been a part of Cobb County. In order to provide sewer service to the park, easements were sought from several county landowners lying between the city and the annexed land.
One of these county landowners was Mason Varner, predecessor-in-title to the plaintiff-appellee, WMM Properties, Inc.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Horkan v. City of MoultrieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- City of Summerville v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Screws v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Brown v. City of East PointSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Williams v. City Council of West PointSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Precise v. City of RossvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- WMM Properties, Inc. v. Cobb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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- CSX Transportation, Inc., National Raliroad Passenger Corp. v. The City of Garden City, Arco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- UNIFIED GOVERNMENT v. NorthCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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