Legal Opinion
Strickland v. Alderman
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 6, 1996No. 94-8919PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, the court holds that the city of Jesup, Georgia, and its officials did not purposefully discriminate against a land developer regarding building permits and standing ground water. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
FACTS
In 1966, Norris B. Strickland purchased a portion of a preexisting subdivision and renamed the subdivision Wayne Terrace. Later that year, the city of Jesup, Georgia, annexed Wayne Terrace. At the time of annexation, subdivisions in Jesup were subject to an ordinance that required each subdivision lot to have water and sewer…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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- Elling O. Eide v. Sarasota County, a Political Subdivision of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Charles A. Castle v. Sangamo Weston, Inc., a Corporation, Chris Papastrat, Shelby Bass v. Sangamo Weston, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- John Corp. v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Church of Scientology of Georgia, Inc. v. City of Sandy SpringsDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2012
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