Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 8, 1985No. 42499, 42673, 42674, 42675PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
These cases arise from actions taken by the State Department of *125Transportation (DOT) and the City of Atlanta (the city) pursuant to our decision voiding a land transfer from the city to the DOT in Dept. of Transp. v. Brooks, 254 Ga. 303 (328 SE2d 705) (1985). In case no. 42499, the DOT seeks to overturn the DeKalb County Superior Court’s dismissal of a condemnation petition involving interests retained by the city in four parks in Atlanta, DeKalb County. In case nos. 42673, 42674, and 42675, the DOT, the city, and Arapaho Construction, Inc., seek to overturn the same court’s…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. 50 Acres of LandSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Mayor of Macon v. FranklinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Department of Transportation v. BrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Brown v. City of East PointSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Spence v. ErwinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- City of Marietta v. SummerourSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
- Common Cause/Georgia v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
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