Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 21, 1971No. 26123PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Chief Justice.
Dillard Watkins and others filed their complaint in Columbia Superior Court against the members of the Columbia County Board of Education, the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Columbia County, Georgia, the Tax Commissioner of Columbia County, the Sheriff of the County, and the State Revenue Commissioner.
Plaintiffs’ fundamental complaint is directed against the raising of the school tax millage rate from 9 mills in 1968-69, to 17 mills in 1969-70.
In their prayers, they asked that the defendants be enjoined from enforcing tax claims and executions against…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Keever v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- McGregor v. HoganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- McMillan v. TuckerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Beckham v. GallemoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
- Patterson v. BoydSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Board of Public Education & Orphanage v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Concerned Taxpayers v. Clarke County School DistrictSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977