Supreme Court of Georgia· 6/2/1983
Lewis v. DeKalb County
Citations
- 303 S.E.2d 112
- 251 Ga. 100
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- holding under predecessor to 1983 Georgia Constitution that provision prohibiting the taking of private property for a public purpose without compensation had “no relevance to the exercise of the police power by the state or its political subdivisions”
- “mere approval of plats containing offers of dedication did not constitute acceptance”
- interpreting similar language in prior version of constitution
- interpreting similar language in prior version of constitution
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Judges: Clarke
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Fulton County v. WheatonSupreme Court of Georgia· 1984-01-25· cited 24×
- City of Lawrenceville v. MacKoCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1993-12-09· cited 24×
- Kaplan v. City of Sandy SpringsSupreme Court of Georgia· 2010-03-01· cited 16×
- Bray v. Houston CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1986-09-02· cited 9×
- Hibbs v. City of RiverdaleCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-07-15· cited 4×
- Watson v. Clayton CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1994-07-28· cited 3×
- Amica Mutual Insurance v. Gwinnett County Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-02-19· cited 1×
- Blue 42 Organics, LLC v. Georgia Department of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2025-06-17
- Amica Mutual Insurance Company v. Gwinnett CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-02-19
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Miree v. United StatesSupreme Court of Georgia· 1978-09-07· cited 103×
- McCoy v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1966-04-29· cited 26×
- Baranan v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia· 1974-10-01· cited 25×
- Reid v. Gwinnett CountySupreme Court of Georgia· 1978-09-07· cited 23×
- Smith v. Gwinnett CountySupreme Court of Georgia· 1982-02-09· cited 23×
- DeKalb County v. McFarlandSupreme Court of Georgia· 1967-03-09· cited 20×
- McFarland v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia· 1968-09-23· cited 16×
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