Legal Opinion
Shorter College v. Baptist Convention of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 23, 2005No. S04G1291PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
In 1959, Shorter College (College) amended its charter to confer on the Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia (GBC) the exclusive authority to name the school’s Board of Trustees (Board). As a result of the grant of this power to choose the trustees, GBC assumed the status of a “member” of the College. OCGA § 14-3-140 (22). Over the years, GBC and the College collaborated in the trustee selection *467process. In 2001, however, a conflict arose as to GBC’s exercise of its authority under the charter to fill two vacancies on the Board. The controversy was precipitated by the…
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