Legal Opinion
Youngblood v. State of Ga.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 15, 1990No. S90A0497, S90A0499, S90A0512PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
These appeals have in common the issue of whether “Excise Taxes on Rooms, Lodgings, and Accommodations,” 1989 Ga. Laws 1 (codified as amended at OCGA §§ 48-13-50 to -53) is constitutional. The appeals involving Youngblood and Foster arise from the same trial court order validating a $30 million bond issue to finance Phase I of the proposed Georgia Dome. The interlocutory appeal from Harris County arises from that county’s enactment of an ordinance implementing the hotel/motel tax permitted in the Act and from the trial court’s issuance of a temporary restraining order…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- State v. Private Truck Council of America, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- CHARLTON DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. Charlton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Board of Commissioners v. CooperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Nations v. Downtown Development AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- City of Decatur v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- COTTRELL Et Al. v. ATLANTA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Et Al.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2015
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