Legal Opinion
H. G. Brown Family Ltd. Partnership v. City of Villa Rica
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 10, 2005No. S04A1665PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Presiding Justice.
Appellee City of Villa Rica (“City”) negotiated for the purchase of a right-of-way from appellant H. G. Brown Family Limited Partnership (“Partnership”). A nine paragraph contract was drafted to memorialize the resulting agreement. In Paragraph 4 of the contract, the City agreed to reclaim wetlands on property owned by the Partnership and also agreed to employ a wetlands specialist to achieve that goal. The contract was executed on the City’s behalf by the mayor and two council members. Those three officers, however, did not constitute a quorum, as defined by the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- City of Summerville v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. City of Garden CitySupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Koehler v. MassellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Arneson v. Board of Trustees of Employees' Retirement SystemSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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