Legal Opinion

Calloway v. Tunnel Hill School District

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 9, 1935No. 24317PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.

1. In a proceeding to validate the bonds of a school district after a bond election, it must appear that two thirds of the qualified votes cast at the election were in favor of the bonds, and that the two thirds so voting constituted a majority of the registered voters. In determining whether the necessary two thirds of the voters voted in favor of the bonds, ballots cast by persons not lawfully qualified to vote under the constitution and laws of the State, by reason of nonpayment of the tax required as a qualification, or otherwise, should be rejected; but in determining whether such two…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Chapman v. Sumner Consolidated School DistrictSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  2. Davis v. WardeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  3. McGill v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  4. Smith v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
  5. Buchanan v. Woodland Consolidated School DistrictSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cloud v. MaxeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  2. Sims v. KennedySupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  3. Harrell v. Pine Grove Consolidated School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939

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