DAVIS v. DEARISO

18588.

210 Ga. 717 (1954)

82 S.E.2d 502

DAVIS v. DEARISO et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 14, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. J. Forehand, E. L. Smith, for plaintiff in error.

S. B. Lippitt, P. B. Ford, contra.


HAWKINS, Justice.

1. In the absence of valid zoning regulations or restrictive covenants to the contrary, the right to use one's property for lawful business purposes is to be protected by the law just as much as is the right to use one's property for residential purposes, both being lawful purposes and being rights inherent in the ownership of the property. This court has consistently held, although in most instances by a divided bench, that a filling station in...

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