Legal Opinion
City of Marietta v. Traton Corp.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 12, 1984No. 40620PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
This appeal involves a suit filed by neighboring landowners against appellants Defoor Properties, Inc. and the Marietta City Council challenging the rezoning of a tract of land owned by Defoor. The trial court ruled in favor of the neighbors on the grounds that the decision to rezone was arbitrary and that the actions of the City Council constituted illegal contract zoning. We reverse.
When Defoor purchased the property in 1981 it was located in unincorporated Cobb County and zoned for single family residential use under the Marietta-Cobb land use plan. Defoor’s plans were to…
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