Legal Opinion
Tripp v. Martin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1954No. 18365PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
The pleadings in this case present but one question for determination in this court. How are the teachers in the public schools of a county to be selected and employed? The plaintiffs contend that the power to select and employ teachers in the public schools is vested solely in the county board of education. They rely on article 8, section 5, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of 1945 (Code, Ann., § 2-6801), which provides in part: “Authority is granted to counties to establish and maintain public schools within their limits. Each county, exclusive of any independent school system…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Plumb v. ChristieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Wheeler v. Board of Trustees of Fargo Consolidated School DistrictSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Beall v. BeallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
- Winter v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
- Smith v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Williams ex rel. Williams v. Fulton County School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2016
- City of Calhoun v. North Georgia Electric Membership Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Lott v. State Ex Rel. KellyMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
- Blackmon v. GoliaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Salem v. Tattnall CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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