RABUN COUNTY HIGH VOLTAGE LINE v. GTC

No. S02A1374.

575 S.E.2d 474 (2003)

276 Ga. 81

RABUN COUNTY et al. v. GEORGIA TRANSMISSION CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

January 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, V. Robert Denham, Jr., Chandler P. Thompson, Atlanta, Stockton & Stockton, L. Allyn Stockton, Jr., Clayton, for appellants.

Bentley, Bentley & Bentley, Fred D. Bentley, Jr., Debra H. Bernes, Marietta, Linton K. Crawford, Jr., Clarkesville, for appellee.


HINES, Justice.

The issue in this appeal is the constitutionality of the "Rabun County High Voltage Line Construction Moratorium Ordinance." For the reasons which follow, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court of Rabun County finding the ordinance to be unconstitutional and permanently enjoining its enforcement.

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