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· 2/11/1980

League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County, Inc. v. City of Atlanta

Citations

  • 264 S.E.2d 859
  • 245 Ga. 301
  • 1980 Ga. LEXIS 775

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • allowing a taxpayer to sue to enjoin allegedly ultra vires appointments to the city council
  • plaintiffs had standing to bring equitable suit in order to determine scope of municipal official’s authority to make certain appointments
  • plaintiff may bring action to restrain public official from acting outside scope of authority
  • plaintiff may bring action to restrain public official from acting outside scope of authority
  • resident/taxpayer has standing to challenge appointive authority of a municipal officer

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Judges: Marshall

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