· 10/14/1963
Village of North Atlanta v. Cook
Citations
- 133 S.E.2d 585
- 219 Ga. 316
- 1963 Ga. LEXIS 449
How courts have described this case
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- noting, in discussing legislative immunity, that under Georgia law “the courts will not inquire into the motives of a municipal council in the enactment of an ordinance” (citations omitted)
- describing the discretion of legislative bodies to pass or amend any proposed legislation and the policy reasoning behind protecting public officials from litigation regarding actions taken in their official capacity
- legislative immunity bars claim seeking to enjoin certain state legislators from introducing legislation to enforce a previously-passed referendum alleged to be unconstitutional
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