Legal Opinion
Tuten v. City of Brunswick
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1992No. S92A0696PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Chief Justice.
This appeal concerns the power of a city to alienate a park that has been dedicated to public use.
Factual background
1. Residents of the City of Brunswick sought to enjoin the city commission from completing a proposed conveyance to a church of city park land. They contended that:
*400Blythe Place or Blythe Square was named, designated and dedicated as a public park or square when the original Plan of the City of Brunswick was drawn up and laid out in the year 1771 and has continuously existed as a public park or public square since the existence of the City of Brunswick,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by40 opinions
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