Legal Opinion
DeKalb County v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 22, 1999No. S98A1338PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
The issues for decision in this appeal are (1) whether OCGA § 48-8-67 is unconstitutional, either as a retrospective application of law which alters appellants’ vested rights, or as a breach of an implied contract between DeKalb County and the State of Georgia; and (2) whether the trial court erred in dismissing appellants’ claim for an accounting. We hold that the statute is constitutional on both bases; however, we remand the claim for an accounting to the trial court for further consideration.
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