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BELL v. BURSON

No. 5586.

402 U.S. 535 (1971)

BELL v. BURSON, DIRECTOR, GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 24, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Roediger Rindskopf argued the cause for petitioner pro hac vice. With her on the brief was Howard Moore, Jr.

Dorothy T. Beasley, Assistant Attorney General of Georgia, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, and Courtney Wilder Stanton, Assistant Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Georgia's Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act provides that the motor vehicle registration and driver's license of an uninsured motorist involved in an accident shall be suspended unless he posts security to cover the amount of damages claimed by aggrieved parties in reports of the accident.1 The administrative hearing conducted prior...

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