Legal Opinion
Southeastern Newspapers Corp. v. Griffin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 7, 1980No. 35840PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Presiding Justice.
The Savannah News-Press served as the official organ of Chatham County. On November 29, 1978, the Sheriff and Probate Judge of Chatham County designated the Georgia Gazette and Journal-Record (hereinafter the Georgia Gazette) as the county’s official organ pursuant to Code Ann. § 39-1103.
The Savannah News-Press petitioned for a writ of mandamus to direct the sheriff, probate judge and clerk to rescind that order and sought an injunction against the Georgia Gazette to prohibit it from holding itself out as the county’s official organ. After a hearing, the trial court…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Perlman v. Time, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- Dooly v. GatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Carter v. LandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
- Williams v. Athens Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- McGinty v. ChambersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Grech v. Clayton County, GACourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Southern Crescent Newspapers, L.P. v. DorseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1998