Servicemaster Management Services Corp. v. Cherokee County School System

Weltner, Justice.

We have received the following certified questions from The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: “(1) Whether, in light of appellee’s claim that the contract is void under O.C.G.A. § 20-2-504, appellant’s service contract action is a ‘matter of *61local controversy in reference to the construction or administration of the school law.’ O.C.G.A. § 20-2-1160.

“(2) If the answer to question (1) is yes, whether appellant should be permitted to circumvent the administrative remedy requirement of Section 20-2-1160 on the ground that it would be futile for…