Legal Opinion
Fulton County School District v. Sanders
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 3, 1978No. 33967, 33970PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Chief Justice.
Under the equal protection clauses of the State and Federal Constitutions, Miss Sanders, a school teacher, challenges the decision of her employer, the Fulton County School System, compelling her to retire at age 65.
The trial court upheld the local retirement law as against these challenges but then ordered the school system to offer teaching contracts to Miss Sanders until she attains age 70 or until her employment is terminated for cause. The court’s order further provides that Miss Sanders shall make no more contributions to, and shall acquire no additional rights…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- McIlvaine v. Pennsylvania State PoliceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- McCullers v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- Wilder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Phagan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Morgan v. Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Parker v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
- State v. Heretic, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Employees' Retirement System v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
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