Legal Opinion
Lee v. City of Villa Rica
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 7, 1994No. S94A0885PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Presiding Justice.
Appellant Teddy Lee was elected to a four-year term as mayor of Villa Rica in November 1991, meeting all the qualifications for holding the office when he was elected and when he took the oath of office. On December 31, 1993, local legislation passed by the General Assembly (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4592) took effect, resulting in the de-annexation 1 of certain portions of Villa Rica, including the area in which Lee resided. 2 After de-annexation, Lee no longer met a qualification of office required by the Villa Rica city charter — that he reside in the city and be registered…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Selective Service System v. Minnesota Public Interest Research GroupSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Smith v. AbercrombieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Webb v. EcholsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Lee v. Peach County Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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- Caudell v. City of ToccoaDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2001
- Phillips v. IowaDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2002
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