Legal Opinion
City of Athens v. McGahee
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 9, 1986No. 71182PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
The plaintiffs sought declaratory judgment against their employer, the City of Athens (city), in regard to their entitlement to certain severance pay benefits, basing their claims both on State law and federal rights conferred upon them by 42 USCA § 1983. The trial court granted their motion for partial summary judgment under both theories of recovery and the city appeals. Held:
1. Plaintiffs are now or were police officers of the city who were employed continuously between August 4, 1970, and July 1, 1980. On August 4, 1970, the governing body of the city, by…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by4 opinions
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