Legal Opinion
Cook v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 22, 2010No. S10A0831PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Melton, Justice.
In January 2009, before Henry Cook’s term as chairman of the Randolph County Board of Education had expired, three members of the Board, Don Smith, Dymple McDonald, and James Mock (hereinafter collectively the “Board members”), selected Mock to serve as the chairman of the Board. On March 18, 2009, the Governor signed House Bill 563 (“H.B. 563”) into law, which was a local law that reconstituted the Board and provided for procedures for the selection of a chairperson and a vice chairperson. On April 9, 2009, Cook sued the Board members, claiming that H.B. 563 was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. LovettSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ford v. Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Cohran v. CarlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Brown v. KingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- R.R.R. Ltd. Partnership v. Recreational Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Savage v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Avren v. GartenSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Cook v. BD. OF REGISTRARS OF RANDOLPH CTY.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Jenkins v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- Henry Cook v. Don SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
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