Legal Opinion
City of Marietta v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 6, 1999No. S98G1797PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
In July of 1993, the City of Marietta solicited bids for the sale of certain property and, in September, it accepted the bid of Julian and Nancy Edwards (Appellees). In October, counsel for the City asked Appellees to consider selling a portion of the property back to the City for use as a right-of-way. Appellees contacted Tom Boland, the City’s agent or “facilitator” of the sale, to inquire about the City’s intentions regarding condemnation. The parties disagree as to whether, and to what extent, Mr. Boland assured Appellees that the City would not exercise its power of…
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