Legal Opinion
Deriso v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 8, 1980No. 36631PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Justice.
After grant of an application for interlocutory appeal, the Sumter County School Board appeals an order refusing to dismiss a complaint brought by school patrons who allege that their children are being denied “an adequate education” in the public schools of Sumter County. This court reverses.
1. This case does not involve a narrow, local controversy in reference to the construction or administration of the school law. Code Ann. § 32-910. Otwell v. West, 220 Ga. 95 (137 SE2d 291) (1964); Wright v. Monroe County Board of Education, 148 Ga. App. 845 (253 SE2d 210) (1979).…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hebert v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Backus v. ChilivisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
- McDaniel v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Powell v. StudstillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Woodruff v. Georgia State UniversitySupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Parents Against Realignment v. Georgia High School Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Blaine v. Savannah Country Day SchoolCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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