CITY OF ATLANTA v. BENNETT

S89A0493.

259 Ga. 568 (1989)

387 S.E.2d 892

CITY OF ATLANTA v. BENNETT.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied November 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marva Jones Brooks, David D. Blum, Robert L. Zoeckler, for appellant.

Barnes, Browning, Tanksley & Casurella, Roy E. Barnes, Jeffrey G. Casurella, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Judgment affirmed without opinion pursuant to Rule 59.

All the Justices concur, except Weltner, Bell and Hunt, JJ., who dissent.

WELTNER, Justice dissenting.

I respectfully dissent. I believe that Bennett is barred from seeking relief by the doctrine of "clean hands."

1. Bennett purchased four lots in the City of Atlanta. Each was zoned for residential purposes. One lot, however, was subject to a lawful, non-conforming...

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