Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Phillips
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 11, 2010No. A09A2121PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bernes, Judge.
Bobby Richardson, Sr., commenced this action seeking declaratory relief and an order from the trial court to remove county commissioner Frankie C. Phillips from office in accordance with a local act and OCGA § 36-1-14. The trial court denied summary judgment to Richardson and granted summary judgment to Phillips after concluding that Richardson’s claims were moot. For the reasons discussed below, we conclude that Richardson’s cause of action for declaratory relief was moot, but not his separate statutory cause of action seeking to have Phillips removed from office. Accordingly,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Baker v. City of MariettaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Collins v. Lombard Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Chastain v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Insurance Co. of Pennsylvania v. APAC-Southeast, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
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