Legal Opinion
Fisher v. City of Atlanta
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 3, 1994No. A94A0243PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
We granted this discretionary appeal application to determine whether the superior court erred in dismissing Tommy Fisher’s petition for certiorari from a decision of the Atlanta Civil Service Board, on grounds that Fisher did not “[name] the Atlanta Civil Service Board as a party as required by OCGA §§ 5-4-3 and 5-4-6 (b).” Held:
Dismissal of the petition for certiorari was correct, though not for the reason stated by the superior court.
The City of Atlanta Civil Service Board, created pursuant to Ga. L. 1973, pp. 2188, 2211 (Atlanta City Charter Section 3-501), is a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Carr v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Bass v. City of MilledgevilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Hipp v. City of East PointCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- City of Atlanta v. SaundersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Gornto v. City of BrunswickCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
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