City of Atlanta v. Owen

We granted certiorari to consider whether the respondents’ action for damages based upon Code Ann. §§ 11-101 and 72-101 et seq., “arising ‘[a]s a direct and proximate result of the operation of the airport facility,’ and the routing of flights over [respondents’] property,” has been preempted by federal regulation of aircraft flights. The Court of Appeals held that there was no preemption. Owen v. City of Atlanta, 157 Ga. App. 354 (277 SE2d 338) (1981). Our review of the Court of Appeals opinion and the authorities cited therein leads this court to the same conclusion. See also Wood v. City…