Haggard v. Graham
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1DissentDeen, Presiding Judge
This election was held in Madison County in November, 1976. Graham had to have been domiciled in Madison for two years prior thereto to be eligible. The majority opinion correctly holds, under Clark v. Hammock, 228 Ga. 157 (184 SE2d 581) that the residency requirements in this eligibility statute "refer to domicile.”
Then it holds that domicile is a question of intent and that there is sufficient evidence to show an intent to be domiciled in Madison County where appellee grew up, in other words, it adjudicates the evidence does not demand a finding that appellee’s domicile had been changed…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Avery v. BowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Smiley v. DavenportCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Clark v. HammockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971