Legal Opinion
Colston v. Hutchinson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 13, 1951No. 17647PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
The Constitution of 1945 (Code, Ann., § 2-6801) declares that “Each county, exclusive of any independent school system now in existence in a county, shall compose one school district and shall be confined to the control and management of a County Board of Education.” Thus, by the Constitution, is the control and management of the public schools, other than independent school systems existing in 1945, placed under the exclusive control and management of the county boards of education. By statute (Code, Ann. Supp., § 32-910; Ga. L. 1919, p. 324; 1947, pp. 1189, 1190),…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Thomas v. RagsdaleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Keever v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Pass v. PickensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Boney v. Board of Education of TelfairSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Fordham v. HarrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Bedingfield v. ParkersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- Irwin v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Cantrell v. Henry CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND, INC. v. KEMP, GOVERNOR (Five Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2022
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