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WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS v. Warren

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 2, 1976No. 30458PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jordan, Justice.

This appeal is from the denial of a motion to dismiss an application for mandamus, and from the judgment granting mandamus absolute.

LeRoy Barnwell Warren, Jr., Sheriff of Wayne County, brought an application for mandamus against the Wayne County Board of Commissioners and the members thereof which alleged: Pursuant to his official duties as sheriff, a civil rights action under federal statutes was filed against him in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Brunswick Division. Due to the unique nature of his duties as sheriff, civil rights…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Revels v. Tift CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Adkins v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  3. Hammond v. County of RichmondSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  4. Bailey v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  5. Jowers v. GriffinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  2. Grech v. Clayton County, GACourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  3. Townsend v. Coffee CountyDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2011
  4. Manders v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  5. Hernandez v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CAMDEN COUNTYSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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