Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Pearson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 22, 2008No. S08A0687PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
In an effort to determine who is the rightful member of the Meriwether County Industrial Development Authority (“IDA”), appellant Karey Murphy filed a quo warranto action in which she sought a judicial determination that she rather than appellee Arthur Pearson holds title to the office.
Pursuant to the constitutional amendment that created the IDA in 1967, 1 the five members of the IDA are appointed by a majority of the Board of Commissioners of Meriwether County (“the Board”) to four-year staggered terms, and any vacancy is filled by the Board for the unexpired term. Ga. L.…
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