Hitch v. Vasarhelyi

Doyle, Judge.

This appeal arises from William and Lucy Hitch’s attempt to challenge a revocable license to build a dock on State property granted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) to the Hitches’ neighboring landowner, Jane Britt Vasarhelyi. This Court originally affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the Hitches’ claims based on lack of standing, 1 and the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed that judgment, holding that the Hitches had standing to challenge the license. 2 The Supreme Court did not address the question of whether the trial court properly dismissed the…