Legal Opinion
Rothschild II v. Columbus Consolidated Government
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 8, 2009No. S08G1619PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Chief Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that the trial court used the proper standard when it required plaintiffs, in a suit seeking to challenge the use of Special Local Option Sales Tax (“SPLOST”) funds, to establish their standing by first proving Columbus Consolidated Government acted ultra vires. For the reasons that follow, we conclude the Court of Appeals erred.
In 1999, the Columbus Consolidated Government, the Muscogee County School District, and the Muscogee County Library Board (“the appellees”) sought voter…
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