Wiederhold v. Smith

Pope, Judge.

In 1986, appellee/plaintiff Sheldon Smith purchased a lot in a subdivision called River Pointe. The lot. overlooked the Chattahoochee River. After purchasing the lot, plaintiff hired an architect to design a house for the lot. After conducting some preliminary studies, the architect arranged a meeting with Fulton County to discuss variances from zoning regulations for the proposed house. During that meeting, the architect was informed the county had placed a hold on the lot in 1985, and building could not commence until the street in front of that lot was laterally supported. The…