Legal Opinion
Georgia Real Estate Commission v. Horne
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 18, 1977No. 53295PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
1. Racial discrimination in housing is a serious problem which demands rectification; to this end Code Ann. § 84-1421 gives the real estate commission the power to suspend or revoke a realtor’s license if he so discriminates. However, where the state confers a license to engage in a profession, the license becomes a valuable right which cannot be denied or abridged without due notice and a fair and impartial hearing before an unbiased tribunal. Leakey v. Georgia Real Estate Commission, 80 Ga. App. 272 (55 SE2d 818). And the authority which seeks to discipline the license…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Chaffin v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Georgia Department of Human Resources v. HollandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Leakey v. Georgia Real Estate CommissionCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State Board of Education v. DrurySupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Georgia Board of Dentistry v. PenceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Wills v. Composite State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources v. WillisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Roberts v. Georgia Real Estate CommissionCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979