Legal Opinion
Henry H. Glisson, Hubert K. Ellzey and E. C. Bobo v. The Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1965No. 21754PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Chief Judge.
This and the companion case G. W. Oliver, et al., v. The Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, et al., 346 F.2d 133, decided this day, represent the latest episode in the protracted quarrel between the permanent residents of Savannah Beach, Georgia, and the summer-time visitors of that community who own property there over the franchise in municipal elections.
Savannah Beach is a resort community located on the Atlantic coast in Chatham County, Georgia. In municipal elections, two classes of persons are entitled to vote: (1) permanent residents of Savannah…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Rorick v. Board of Comm'rs of Everglades Drainage Dist.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Spahos v. Mayor & Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, GeorgiaDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1962
- Board of Supervisors v. LudleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Lonnie Creel, Jr. v. Frank E. Freeman, Walker County Board of Education, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Strickland v. BurnsDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1966
- Brown v. Board of Commissioners of the City of ChattanoogaDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1989
- Oliver v. MortonDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1973
- Cantwell v. HudnutCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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