Legal Opinion
Hart v. Columbus
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 3, 1972No. 46762PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, Judge.
This appeal involves a declaratory judgment action challenging the manner in which the governing authorities of Columbus, Georgia, sought to comply with the charter requirements that created the consolidation of Muscogee County and the City of Columbus.
In a laudable effort to improve the quality of their local governments which they believed would result from a consolidation, the citizens of Muscogee County prevailed upon the General Assembly to propose a constitutional amendment for consolidation. Ga. L. 1968, p. 1508 et seq. This amendment was approved at the November 1968…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. City of ColumbusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Public Serv. Comm'n of PR v. HavemeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Irvin v. GregorySupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- O'Neal v. SpencerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Powell v. Board of Commissioners of Roads & RevenuesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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