Legal Opinion
King v. City of Bainbridge
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 10, 2003No. S02A1685PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Chief Justice.
The City of Bainbridge filed suit against Ethel King to enforce its zoning ordinance that precluded her placement of a mobile home in an R-2 residential district. King contended that the City’s zoning ordinance was unconstitutional and that it was preempted by federal law. The trial court rejected these arguments and King appeals. Because the City’s ordinance restricting mobile homes to mobile home parks and subdivisions is not preempted by federal law and is not unconstitutional, we affirm.
Ethel King owns a tract of land, the majority of which lies within the city…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- City of Brookside Village v. ComeauTexas Supreme Court · 1982
- Texas Manufactured Housing Ass'n v. NederlandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Robinson Township v. KnollMichigan Supreme Court · 1981
- King v. City of BainbridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- King v. City of Bainbridge, GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2003