Southern Airways Co. v. DeKalb County

Almand, Justice.

Southern Airways Company, a corporation, in its petition for a declaratory judgment against DeKalb County in substance alleged: On October 25, 1940, the county leased to it a described tract of land comprising 325 acres, known as Camp Gordon Airport, for a period of 15 years — the lease to begin on the date of the completion of the airport — at a monthly rental of $550; that, on October 25, 1940, the plaintiff paid to the defendant $3,000 as advance rental. It was provided that, if the entire premises of the airport should be taken over by the United States Government for…