Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Ravenwood Church
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 6, 1982No. 38413, 38443PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
This case involves an ad valorem tax dispute between the taxing authorities of Fulton County and a church whose members are commonly referred to as witches and warlocks. Drawn into question are issues concerning the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The superior court entered final judgment against the taxing authorities. For reasons which follow, we affirm this judgment.
1. Ravenwood Church of Wicca filed a petition for equitable and injunctive relief against the Fulton County Tax Commissioner and the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. MacIntoshSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Missouri Church of Scientology v. State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
- Peachtree on Peachtree Inn, Inc. v. CampCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Leggett v. MacOn Baptist Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Pickens County Board of Tax Assessors v. ATLANTA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Ravenwood Church of Wicca v. Starbright, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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