Legal Opinion
Bailey v. Dobbs
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 15, 1971No. 26573PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Justice.
Appellants, plaintiffs in the trial court, were formerly Chief of Police, Assistant Chief of Police and Captain of Police of the City of Covington. They filed this action against the City of Covington, its mayor, council and city manager alleging that they were illegally discharged from their positions of police officers. This appeal is from the trial court’s denial of appellants’ motions for summary judgment, injunction, mandamus and declaratory judgment. The trial court certified the questions raised for immediate review.
The complaint alleged that at a meeting of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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