Legal Opinion
City of Pearson v. the Glidden Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 13, 1949No. 16726PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, ■ Presiding Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) Prior to the adoption of the Constitution of 1945 (Code, Ann.,' § 2-1923) the General Assembly had no authority to grant the right to enact zoning or planning laws to any municipalities in this State, other than those specified in the 1928 amendment to the Constitution of 1877 (Code, § 2-1825), which did not include the City of Pearson. See, generally, Smith v. Atlanta, 161 Ga. 769 (132 S. E. 66, 54 A. L. R. 1001).
Neither the charter of the City of Pearson nor any act of the General Assembly contradicts the allegation of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Griffin v. HendersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Warren Company v. DicksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Burrus v. City of ColumbusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Simpson v. DuPont Powder Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Brown v. City of ThomasvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Sikes v. PierceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- Manning v. A. A. B. Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- City of Decatur v. FountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- Howard Simpson Realty Co. v. City of MariettaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- Veal v. Washington County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
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