Legal Opinion

Boney v. Board of Education of Telfair

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 10, 1947No. 16003PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duckworth, Presiding Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) This court in Keever v. Board of Education of Gwinnett County, 188 Ga. 299 (3 S. E. 2d, 886), asserted that the law had wisely entrusted the operation of the public schools to the county boards of education, vesting in them wide discretionary powers. It then said: “These men being chosen as they are by the grand juries of their respective counties, without their solicitation, and rendering public service without compensation, may safely be entrusted with this vital responsibility; and unless it is made clearly to appear that…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Thompson v. TalmadgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  2. Franklin County v. CrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  3. Keever v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  4. Gray v. McNealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
  5. Bryant v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Bedingfield v. ParkersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  2. Colston v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  3. Hood v. RiceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  4. Smith v. OuztsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
  5. Morman v. PritchardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963

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