STEPHENSON v. BENTON

39139.

250 Ga. 726 (1983)

300 S.E.2d 803

STEPHENSON et al. v. BENTON.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Archer, Jr., for appellants.

John Terry Brown, Davis, Davidson & Hopkins, Jack S. Davidson, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Benton brought this action for declaratory judgment, naming as defendants Stephenson, individually and as mayor of Commerce, Georgia, and two Commerce city councilmen, individually and in their official capacity. In his action Benton sought to determine whether, under the city charter and code, the mayor of Commerce has a power of veto over the election of the city attorney by a majority of the city council. The trial court held that the mayor has no such...

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