Legal Opinion
Koppar Corp. v. Griswell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 8, 1980No. 36294PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bowles, Justice.
The Koppar Corporation is the owner of certain undeveloped land in Clayton County. It sought to change the zoning classification of the land from R-1B (larger residential lots) to R-1C (smaller residential lots). The Clayton County Board of Commissioners unanimously denied the application to rezone. Koppar then brought suit alleging the R-1B zoning to be unconstitutional and that the decision not to rezone was arbitrary and unreasonable. We conclude that Koppar has failed in its burden of proof and therefore affirm the trial court’s judgment against it.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Barrett v. HambySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Guhl v. Holcomb Bridge Road Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Matthews v. Fayette CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Humthlett v. ReevesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Guhl v. Par-3 Golf Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Flournoy v. City of BrunswickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- DeKalb County v. Chamblee Dunwoody Hotel PartnershipSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Gouge v. City of SnellvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- DeKalb County v. DobsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Ohoopee Land Development Corporation v. Mayor & Council of WrightsvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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