Legal Opinion
Metzler v. Rowell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 14, 2001No. A00A2127PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Presiding Judge.
In this appeal we consider the application of OCGA § 9-11-11.1, the Georgia anti-SLAPP (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation) statute, to a dispute between a landowner seeking to rezone a parcel of land for development and concerned residents of the affected neighborhood. Because the trial court properly applied the provisions of the statute and did not err in dismissing the complaint as to three of the defendants below, we affirm.1
Daniel A. Metzler brought this tort action in DeKalb County Superior Court against Atlanta City Council member Cathy Woolard,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Demetrios v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Terrell v. PorterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Choice Hotels International, Inc. v. Ocmulgee Fields, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Browns Mill Development Co., Inc. v. DentonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Providence Construction Co. v. Bauer.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Atlanta Humane Society v. HarkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Denton v. Browns Mill Development Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Hindu Temple & Community Center of the High Desert, Inc. v. RaghunathanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- Georgia Community Support & Solutions, Inc. v. BerryhillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Adventure Outdoors, Inc. v. BloombergCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
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