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WILLIAMS v. ATHENS NEWSPAPERS, INC.

33230, 33283.

241 Ga. 274 (1978)

244 S.E.2d 822

WILLIAMS et al. v. ATHENS NEWSPAPERS, INC.; and vice versa.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 4, 1978.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Griffeth, Henry & Marshall, David W. Griffeth, Rupert A. Brown, for Williams et al.

Erwin, Gibson & McLeod, Larry V. McLeod, Gary B. Blasingame, Darrel Begnaud, M. Steven Heath, Rupert A. Brown, for Athens Newspapers, Inc. et al.

MARSHALL, Justice.

In the present case we are asked to determine whether "The Athens Observer," published by the Athens Observer, Inc., one of the defendants herein, is qualified under Code Ann. § 39-1103 (Ga. L. 1910, p. 87; 1953, Nov. Sess., pp. 271, 272) to be the official legal organ of Clarke County. Code Ann. § 39-1103 provides, "No journal or newspaper published in this State shall be declared or made the official organ of any county for the publication...

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