· 4/8/1996
Atlanta Independent School System v. Lane
Citations
- 469 S.E.2d 22
- 266 Ga. 657
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that the Supreme Court \does not have exclusive appellate jurisdiction over a case where the constitutional issue asserted on appeal has not been raised in and ruled upon by the trial court\
- affirming denial of mandamus relief seeking 8 repayment of amounts paid by city to school district under an agreement that violated the Georgia Constitution
- upholding denial of mandamus relief to taxpayer who sought to compel the repayment of illegally allocated tax payments
- affirming denial of mandamus relief seeking repayment of amounts paid by city to school district under an agreement that 8 violated the Georgia Constitution
- defining “authorize” as “[t]o empower; to give a right or authority to act”
- mandamus relief not available to compel school system to repay tax funds received under an agree ment with the city
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Judges: Carley
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