Legal Opinion
Arneson v. Board of Trustees of Employees' Retirement System
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 5, 1987No. 44808PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
The late Judge John Kelley Quillian applied to the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia for retirement benefits pursuant to provisions of OCGA § 47-2-91. Four taxpayers challenged the actions of the system’s governing board in awarding such benefits. The trial court dismissed the complaint for want of standing.
1. The complainants base their standing on the provisions of OCGA § 9-6-24, as follows: “Where the question is one of public right and the object is to procure the enforcement of a public duty, no legal or special interest need be shown, but it shall be sufficient…
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