Legal Opinion

Department of Transportation v. Poole

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 23, 1986No. 71909PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Judge.

Appellee O’Dell G. Poole owned a mobile home park and several acres of undeveloped land adjacent to it. In 1968, 1970, and 1972, appellee applied for a rezoning for the adjacent land so that she could expand her trailer park; on each occasion the Clayton County Board of Commissioners (Board) denied the application. In 1981, appellant Department of Transportation (DOT) condemned a portion of appellee’s undeveloped land for a right-of-way for Highway 1-675. At the condemnation trial, appellee sought to present evidence to show that the DOT influenced the Board’s decisions to deny…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Barrett v. HambySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Haskins v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  3. Village Centers, Inc. v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Flournoy v. City of BrunswickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Tuggle v. ManningSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Department of Transportation v. PetkasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Mortgage Alliance Corp. v. Pickens CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Fincher v. BergeronCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. Gorlin v. HalpernCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  5. Lee v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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