Gwinnett County v. Davis
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
In a previous appearance before this Court we held that the trial court applied an incorrect legal standard in concluding that the Davises met their burden of establishing the unconstitutionality of a zoning classification of their property. Gwinnett County v. Davis, 268 Ga. 653 (492 SE2d 523) (1997). We explained that “[t]he burden was on the Davises to rebut the presumption of the constitutionality of the [zoning] classification by clear and convincing evidence” (id. at 653); and to that end they must show that they will “suffer a significant loss from the [present]…
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