Legal Opinion
City of Mountain View v. Clayton County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 6, 1978No. 33622, 33623, 33625, 33626PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
Georgia L. 1978, p. 3003, a local Act, approved January 20, 1978, repealed the City of Mountain View’s charter. Ga. L. 1956, p. 2518. Officials of Mountain View and persons holding city alcoholic beverage licenses brought suits challenging the validity of the 1978 Act. They contend that (1) the publisher’s affidavit certifying the publication of notice of intention to introduce into the General Assembly local legislation to repeal Mountain View’s charter does not comply with the requirements of the Georgia Constitution, (2) a city charter may not be repealed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McKown v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Smith v. McMichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- City Council v. SweeneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1871
- Troup County Electric Membership Corp. v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Smith v. AbercrombieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Goldrush II v. City of MariettaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Crass v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Lee v. City of Villa RicaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Fulton v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Bowman v. Maine State Employees Appeals BoardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
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