Legal Opinion

Rogers v. Medical Assn. of Ga.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 6, 1979No. 35102, 35103PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

John Rogers, M. D., attacks the constitutionality of Ga. L. 1971, p. 689 (Code Ann. § 84-903) which provides the manner in which the Governor shall appoint qualified M. D.s to fill vacancies on the State Board of Medical Examiners. Dr. Rogers brought suit for himself and all others similarly situated who are licensed to practice medicine in Georgia and who are not members of the Medical Association of Georgia, contending these physicians, approximating one-third of all doctors licensed to practice in Georgia, have been systematically excluded from consideration…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McCullers v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  2. Boatright v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  3. Smith v. MuellerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966

3Cited by14 opinions

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  4. Ray v. EdwardsDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1982
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