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Swafford v. Dade County Board of Commissioners

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 6, 1996No. S96A0442Published

1Opinion of the Court

469 S.E.2d 666 (1996)

266 Ga. 646

SWAFFORD

v.

DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

No. S96A0442.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 6, 1996.

Archibald A. Farrar, Jr., Christopher L. Corbin, Farrar & Farrar, Summerville, for Joseph Swafford.

Herbert E. Franklin, Jr., Franklin & Franklin, Trenton, for Dade County Bd. of Com'rs.

BENHAM, Chief Justice.

One year after Swafford's appointment as a member and chairman of the Dade County Board of Tax Assessors, the Dade County Board of Commissioners suspended him pending removal from office, then removed him for cause pursuant to OCGA § 48-5-295. A first removal…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Trend Development Corp. v. Douglas CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  2. Emory University v. LevitasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Nix v. Long Mountain Resources, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. Collins v. American Telephone & Telegraph CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  5. Shockley v. Fayette CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1990

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