Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Mitcham
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 18, 1982No. 38560PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
L. G. Mitcham, as relator, naming Larry Fowler and James Fuller as respondents, filed an information in the nature of a quo warranto, seeking to have the respondents vacate their positions as policemen for the City of Ludowici on the ground that, since they both served on the city council of that municipality, they were in violation of Code Ann. § 69-201 (Ga. L. 1957, pp. 97, 98): “A councilman or an alderman of a municipality shall be ineligible to hold any other municipal office during the term of office for which such councilman or alderman was chosen, unless first…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wood v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Burke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Parrish v. Town of AdelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Truesdel v. FreeneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- City of Sturgis v. KochSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
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