Georgia Local Government Law Blog

City of Milton v. Chang, No. A24A0802, 2024 WL 4195584 (Ga. Ct. App. Sept. 16, 2024) “Thus, stated positively, municipalities generally have a ministerial duty to keep their streets in repair, and they are liable for injuries resulting from defects

Clay v. Morgan Cnty., No. A24A1013, 2024 WL 4341890 (Ga. Ct. App. Sept. 30, 2024) As our Supreme Court has recognized, Georgia's Public Lawsuits Act, OCGA § 50-15-1 et seq., is designed to protect the public from increased costs caused

Satcher v. Columbia Cnty., No. S24G0336, 2024 WL 3802370, at *1 (Ga. Aug. 13, 2024) After briefing, oral argument, and review of the full record, we vacate the Court of Appeals's opinion to the extent that it upheld the injunction

Bd. of Commissioners of Brantley Cnty. v. Brantley Cnty. Dev. Partners, LLC, No. A24A0612, 2024 WL 3822183 (Ga. Ct. App. Aug. 15, 2024) The primary issue in these appeals is the propriety of a decision reversing an administrative law judge's

DeKalb Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. DeKalb Agric. Tech. & Env't, Inc., A23A0787, 2023 WL 7210307 (Ga. Ct. App. Nov. 2, 2023) Various charter schools operating in DeKalb County (collectively “Appellees”1) sued the DeKalb County School District (“the DCSD” or “the

Edwards v. Smith, 369 Ga. App. 128, 892 S.E.2d 566 (2023) Here, Smith is not questioning Edwards's qualifications or right to hold his public position. Rather, she is challenging whether an action he took while in office was permitted under

Funvestment Grp., LLC v. Crittenden, 893 S.E.2d 60 (Ga. 2023) On appeal, Funvestment contends that the exemption in OCGA § 48-8-3 (43) clearly applies to leases of COAMs; that the term “gross revenues” includes the “leased income” a dealer or

eCBI Warner, LLC v. Patrick, 892 S.E.2d 792 (Ga. Ct. App. 2023), opinion superseded on denial of reconsideration sub nom. ECBI WARNER, LLC v. PATRICK et al. Additional Party Names: A2D, Inc., City of Warner Robins, A23A0779, 2023 WL 7930772 (Ga. Ct.

Files v. Hous. Auth. of City of Douglas, A23A0506, 2023 WL 4194717 (Ga. Ct. App. June 27, 2023) The question before us is whether a city housing authority is a State agency, department or instrumentality.2 [. . .] In sum,

Columbus, Georgia Bd. of Tax Assessors v. Med. Ctr. Hosp. Auth., A23A0373, 2023 WL 4228280 (Ga. Ct. App. June 28, 2023) This is the second appearance of this case before the Court.1 The Medical Center Hospital Authority (“the Authority”) sued

Payton v. City of Coll. Park, A22A0739, 2023 WL 4193455 (Ga. Ct. App. June 27, 2023) The Plaintiffs contend that this case is akin to City of Lafayette v. Chandler, where this Court held that the ante litem notice satisfied

As an issue of importance to local governments, Water Run-Off cases can be affected by the definition of "wetlands" as a subset of "waters of the United States." The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers amended the regulation to conform the

Freedom Heights, LP v. Lowndes Cnty. Bd. of Tax Assessors, A23A1103, 2023 WL 7035098 (Ga. Ct. App. Oct. 26, 2023) Freedom Heights contends that the trial court erred by finding that “the income approach is inapplicable and may not be

HARTWELL RAILROAD COMPANY et al. v. HARTWELL FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, INC. Additional Party Names: The Great Walton R.R. Co., A23A1021, 2023 WL 7101212 (Ga. Ct. App. Oct. 27, 2023) This case did not involve a state or local government

Morgan Cnty. Hosp. Auth. v. City of Madison, A23A0795, 2023 WL 7101211 (Ga. Ct. App. Oct. 27, 2023) Morgan County Hospital Authority (“MCHA”) filed a declaratory judgment action against the City of Madison (“the City”) regarding certain property MCHA owned

Flat Creek Falls, LLC v. Labat, A23A1145, 2023 WL 5496667 (Ga. Ct. App. Aug. 25, 2023) In these consolidated appeals filed by the owners of separate properties sold at a tax sale, Flat Creek Falls, LLC and Green Turnkey Corporation

Dunn v. City of Stonecrest, 368 Ga. App. 736, 890 S.E.2d 781 (2023) Despite available procedures for administrative review, Stonecrest did not appeal EPD's decision to grant Metro Green a solid waste handling permit. See OCGA § 12-2-2 (c); OCGA

Race-Neutral Denial of Permit - Franklin Cnty. v. Wasserman, A23A0614, 2023 WL 3578452 (Ga. Ct. App. May 22, 2023) In this case, the court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff's race-based discrimination claim arising from the denial of conditional-use permit. The

Cardinale v. Westmoreland, A22A1678, 2023 WL 2491898 (Ga. Ct. App. Mar. 14, 2023). To get the full import, read the opinion in full. But here are important excerpts: [W]e held that private citizens such as Cardinale do have a cause

Roberts v. Cuthpert, S23A0631, 2023 WL 6065530 (Ga. Sept. 19, 2023) Here, OCGA § 16-11-129 (j) expressly authorizes a cause of action against a public official, i.e., the probate judge, based on the denial of an application for a weapons

400 Edgewood, LLC v. City of Atlanta, A23A0903, 2023 WL 6138228 (Ga. Ct. App. Sept. 20, 2023) In this case, the municipal court ordered Edgewood to install additional security cameras and hire “competent security,” and the court also reduced the

Sons of Confederate Veterans v. Henry Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, A21A0734, 2023 WL 4246127 (Ga. Ct. App. June 29, 2023) Accordingly, we vacate our former opinion and adopt the judgment of the Supreme Court as our own. But because the

Pass v. Athens Hous. Auth., A23A0344, 2023 WL 4194714 (Ga. Ct. App. June 27, 2023) Viewing the instant appeal through the multifaceted lens created by our courts, we turn first to the legislation creating the entity and the public purposes

Allen v. Shepherd, A23A0463, 2023 WL 3963848 (Ga. Ct. App. June 13, 2023) Jeffrey D. Allen appeals from the Superior Court of Gwinnett County's grant of a motion to dismiss his verified petition for mandamus. In this petition, he sought