Legal Opinion
South Gwinnett Venture v. Pruitt
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1974No. Nos. 71-3420, 71-3421PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
In 1970, plaintiffs-appellants were the owners of land in Gwinnett County, Georgia, zoned partly residential and partly commercial. They applied to the Gwinnett County Planning Commission to have the property rezoned to an apartment classification. The Planning Commission recommended the change, but the Gwinnett County Commissioners denied it. Suit was brought, alleging that the action of the County Commissioners violated equal protection and due process rights guaranteed the plaintiffs by the Fourteenth Amendment; that is, the decision was arbitrary, capricious, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mrs. Lola Hornsby v. Ivan Allen, Mayor of the City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- R. J. Higginbotham and Mrs. Mary S. Dennis v. E. W. Barrett and E. P. EllisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Atlanta Bowling Center, Inc. And Elizabeth Lane Johnston v. Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor of the City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Harry Shenk v. The Zoning Commission of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Rockbridge Associates, Ltd. v. PruittDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1971
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Brady v. Town of ColchesterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Rogin v. Bensalem TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Scott v. Greenville CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Brady v. Town of ColchesterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- James E. Hernandez v. City of LafayetteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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