Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 23, 1985No. 42126, 42127, 42191PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per curiam.1
The plaintiffs, as residents, citizens, and taxpayers of the City of Atlanta and State of Georgia, brought this suit to enjoin performance under a contract entered into between Shepherd Construction Company and the Department of Transportation for the grading and paving of a road known as the Presidential Parkway. In addition, the plaintiffs seek to have declared null and void a vote of the Atlanta City Council enacting an ordinance transferring properties to the Department of Transportation (referred to hereinafter as the DOT) to be used as rights-of-way for the parkway. The…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Porubiansky v. Emory UniversityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by43 opinions
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