Legal Opinion

Jones v. Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 21, 2011No. A11A1324PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Doyle, Judge.

Robert Manlove and William Hoffman filed suit against the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia (“the County”), and the trial court dismissed the case. The plaintiffs and their attorney, Charles A. Jones, Jr., appeal the trial court’s failure to recuse and the imposition of attorney fees and costs against them pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-14 (b). We affirm, for the reasons that follow.

The record shows that the plaintiffs filed an action for declaratory judgment on January 24, 2008, challenging the constitutionality of a county noise ordinance. On February 19, 2008, the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Haggard v. Board of Regents of University SystemSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  2. Southern Cellular Telecom v. BanksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Mitcham v. BlalockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Propst v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Santora v. American Combustion, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  4. Winnebago Industries, Inc. v. James W. SimpsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020

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