Legal Opinion
DeKalb County v. Post Properties, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 8, 1980No. 35362, 35363, 35364PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
Brunette M. Spruill has owned approximately thirty-four (34) acres of land at the intersection of Ashford-Dunwoody Road and 1-285 in DeKalb County since 1931.1 The property is bisected by Ashford-Dunwoody Road into a 23-acre tract and an 11-acre tract. On or about May 15, 1978, Ms. Spruill entered into two contracts for the sale of the property to Post Properties, Inc., subject to Post Properties obtaining a zoning reclassification from R-100 to RM-100.2 Post Properties, Inc., intended to develop the property as a luxury garden apartment complex.
On May 26, 1978, Post Properties,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Richmond Concrete Products Co. v. WardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- City of Atlanta v. McLennanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- International Funeral Services Inc. v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Grantham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Brown v. TruluckSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Wallin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Trend Development Corp. v. Douglas CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- King v. City of BainbridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Village Centers, Inc. v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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