Legal Opinion
Hussey v. Chatham County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1998No. S97A2004PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
This case is before the Court for the second time to determine the validity of Ga. L. 1994, p. 3940 et seq., an act which authorized the governing authority of Chatham County to appoint a board of tax assessors as provided by state law. Members of the joint City of Savannah and Chatham County Board of Tax Assessors filed suit against Chatham County seeking a declaration that the 1994 act was unconstitutional and requesting a permanent injunction to enjoin the county from removing the tax assessors from office. The trial court originally held that the 1994 act was void…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Frazer v. City of AlbanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Camp v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- City of Mountain View v. Clayton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Kennedy v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Chatham County v. HusseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cross v. StokesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Hussey v. Chatham CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1998