Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. Standish
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 12, 1987No. 44092PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Chief Justice.
The City of Atlanta appeals a decision by the Superior Court of Fulton County ordering the municipality to rezone in a constitutional manner property owned by Nelson and Leah Standish. We affirm.
The Standishes bought the property, known as 1518 Monroe Drive, N.E., in 1977 for $54,000. The property — situated on the south side of Monroe Drive about 350 feet southeast of its intersection with Piedmont Avenue — was originally a quadraplex, and is presently zoned R-4 (single-family residential), but is used as a legal nonconforming triplex under the municipal zoning…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gradous v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- City of Roswell v. HEAVY MACHINES COMPANYSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- DeKalb County v. Albritton PropertiesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Haygood v. City of DoravilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
3Cited by4 opinions
- Gwinnett County v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- City of Atlanta v. StandishSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- DeKalb County v. DobsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- DeKalb County v. DobsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997