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Board of Public Education & Orphanage v. Zimmerman

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 8, 1974No. 28224, 28248PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ingram, Justice.

The main appeal and cross appeal in this case *563arise out of issues relating to the levy and collection of taxes for the Bibb County public school system.

The Board of Education brought an action for a writ of mandamus, and for a declaratory judgment, against the Bibb County Board of Commissioners (and others as nominal parties) to compel the commissioners to approve the tax assessment (school budget) submitted to it by the Board of Education by levying and collecting the necessary taxes therefor. The Board of Education determined that the sum of $11,093,777 was necessary to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Botts v. Southeastern Pipe-Line Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  2. Carroll v. RagsdaleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  3. State Board of Education v. County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  4. Commissioners of Chatham County v. Savannah Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  5. Barber v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Atlanta Independent School System v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Schrenko v. DeKalb County School DistrictSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Evans v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  4. Floyd v. WaitersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  5. Lane v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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