Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. Heirs of Champion
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 16, 1979No. 35004PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bowles, Justice.
Certiorari was granted in this case to review the decision of Heirs of Champion v. City of Atlanta, 149 Ga. App. 470 (254 SE2d 706) (1979). Upon our consideration of the case, we reverse the Court of Appeals and affirm the trial court in holding that the City and MARTA acted responsibly, reasonably, and in good faith, and did not abuse the broad discretion vested in them in deciding that fee simple acquisition was necessary.
*621The facts of this case are set forth in the Court of Appeals’ decision and will not be repeated except to say that the case involves the condemnation of…
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- Miles v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
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