Legal Opinion
Griffies v. Coweta County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 30, 2000No. S00A0130PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears, Justice.
The questions raised in this case concern the authority of an elected official to provide “store-bought” water for her employees, as well as the authority of the trial court to provide attorney fees to fund litigation over this matter. Joan Griffies, the appellant, is the Clerk of the Superior Court of Coweta County. She appeals from an adverse ruling on a petition for mandamus that she filed to compel Coweta County, one of the appellees, to pay for bottled water for her employees to drink. We conclude that the Board of Commissioners of Coweta County did not have the unilateral…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Chaffin v. CalhounSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Gwinnett County v. YatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Whatley v. Taylor CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Board of Commissioners v. 1991 Tax DigestSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
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