DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION v. SHIFLETT

40216.

251 Ga. 873 (1984)

310 S.E.2d 509

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION v. SHIFLETT.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied January 25, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

John W. Rountree, Jr., for appellee.

Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, David H. Flint, amicus curiae.


GREGORY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of Cook Superior Court declaring unconstitutional the Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 1971. Ga. L. 1971, p. 5 et seq. (Extraordinary Session); OCGA § 32-6-70 et seq. (Code Ann. § 95A-913 et seq.). We reverse.

The principal issue is whether the Act violates the right of freedom of expression by restricting outdoor advertising in areas adjacent to the rights-of-way of interstate and primary systems...

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