Johnson v. Southern Greek Housing Corp.

In recent years, the rulings of this Court (in some of which I joined) have required taxing authorities to grant tax-free status for the following:(1) A house used by a coven of witches for the worship of a deity called Wicca. Roberts v. Ravenwood Church of Wicca, 249 Ga. 348 (292 SE2d 657) (1982).(2) A major hotel in downtown Atlanta, acquired through foreclosure by a retirement system, which now can compete — tax-free — with all the other hotels. Teachers’ Retirement System of Ga. v. City of Atlanta, 249 Ga. 196 (288 SE2d 200) (1982).(3) Wooded tracts of land owned by churches, used on…