Legal Opinion
Odom v. Union City Downtown Development Authority
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 8, 1983No. 39500PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
This case concerns a taxpayer’s challenge to a municipality’s attempt to use the Downtown Development Authorities Law, OCGA Ch. 36-42 (Code Ann. § 69-1501b et seq.), (the DDAL) to finance street improvements and construction and refurbishing of governmental buildings.
On November 17,1981 the mayor and city council of the City of Union City (the City) resolved pursuant to OCGA § 36-42-5 (Code Ann. § 69-1503b) to activate the Union City Downtown Development Authority (the Authority), and on December 1, 1981 the City further resolved to send the Authority a letter of inducement to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sheffield v. State School Bldg. AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- Frazer v. City of AlbanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Mott v. Central RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
- Smith v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Day v. Development Authority of the City of AdelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Haddon v. Shaheen & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Nations v. Downtown Development AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Haney v. Development Authority of BremenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- City of Atlanta v. United Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Dev. Auth. of Cobb Cnty. v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
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