Legal Opinion
Dolinger v. Driver
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 23, 1998No. S98A0168PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
The issue for decision in this case is whether high school students who lack the required course credits to graduate can resort to a court of equity and obtain an injunction that would allow the students to march in a graduation ceremony. The answer is “no.”
Two and a half weeks prior to their graduation from high school, a number of Fulton County students were notified that discrepancies had been found in the computer records which tracked their course work, grades and credits. Following an investigation, school officials informed the students that they did not qualify for a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chastain v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Martin v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Frost v. FrostSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Lewis v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Payne v. ChatmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Hopkins v. Virginia Highland Associates, L.P.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Hughey v. Gwinnett CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Nieshe v. Concrete School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2005
- Glynn County Board of Tax Assessors v. HallerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Cooksey v. LandrySupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
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