York Rite Bodies of Freemasonry of Savannah v. Board of Equalization

198 Ga. App. 147 (1990)

401 S.E.2d 30

YORK RITE BODIES OF FREEMASONRY OF SAVANNAH et al.

v.

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.

A90A0719.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 27, 1990.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1990.

J. Walter Cowart, Gordon B. Smith, for appellants.

Brennan, Harris & Rominger, Richard J. Harris, M. Carol Branham, for appellee.

COOPER, Judge.

This is a consolidated appeal of two cases involving two Masonic lodges, Thunderbolt Lodge No. 693 and York Rite Bodies of Savannah, Georgia ("appellants"). Appellants had been afforded an ad valorem tax exemption on their properties until 1985,…