Legal Opinion
Whittington v. Mathis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 3, 1985No. 41781PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
Joe Whittington and Henry Mathis were two of the three candidates for the office of City Commissioner representing Ward 2 in the City of Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia. In the primary held on August 14, 1984, none of the three candidates received a majority, which resulted in a runoff primary between Whittington and Mathis held on the 4th day of September. On September 5, municipal election officials announced that Whittington had received 904 votes and Mathis had received 900. On September 6, after a recount, the election officials announced that Whittington had…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gillen v. BostickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Taggart v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Wall v. YoumansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- Garnto v. WheelerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Head v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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