Legal Opinion
Thelen v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 14, 2000No. S99A1748PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
Pete Thelen is a commercial helicopter pilot and instructor who, on several occasions, landed and then took off in a helicopter from his own dock on Lake Spivey in Clayton County. Neighbors who lived some 200 feet away complained of the noise, and an accusation was filed charging him with violating the Clayton County Noise Ordinance. The ordinance provides as follows:
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue to make or cause to be made any loud, unnecessary or unusual sound or noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Coates v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- City of Madison v. BaumannWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
- Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- State v. BoyerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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3Cited by32 opinions
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