Case Name: ATILANO v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 2001-02-05
Citations: 273 Ga. 408
Docket Number: S00A2058
Parties: ATILANO v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 273
Pages: 408–408

Head Matter:
S00A2058.
ATILANO v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
(541 SE2d 385)
Decided February 5, 2001.
Paul W. David, for appellant.
Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Salley, William J. Keogh III, Fletcher, Harley & Fletcher, William L. Fletcher, Leonard O. Fletcher, Jr., Burnside, Wall, Daniel, Ellison & Resell, Harry D. Resell, for appellee.

Opinion:
Sears, Justice.
This appeal stems from the trial court's decision permitting the relocation of a private, abandoned cemetery. Because the record shows that the trial court properly considered the factors specified in OCGA § 36-72-8, and because the record supports the trial court's finding that the interest of Columbia County in relocating the cemetery outweighs any and all competing interests in leaving the cemetery undisturbed, we hereby affirm the decision of the trial court.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.
See OCGA § 36-72-14 (a).
Of nine known descendants, the appellant is the only one who opposes the trial court's ruling.
See Hughes v. Cobb County, 264 Ga. 128, 130-131 (441 SE2d 406) (1994).