Legal Opinion
Williams v. Athens Newspapers, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 4, 1978No. 33230, 33283PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
In the present case we are asked to determine whether "The Athens Observer,” published by the Athens Observer, Inc., one of the defendants herein, is qualified under Code Ann. § 39-1103 (Ga. L. 1910, p. 87; 1953, Nov. Sess., pp. 271, 272) to be the official legal organ of Clarke County. Code Ann. § 39-1103 provides, "No journal or newspaper published in this State shall be declared or made the official organ of any county for the publication of sheriffs sales, judge of the probate court’s citations or any other advertising commonly known and termed 'official or legal…
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