Worthy v. Paulding County Hospital Authority

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Worthy vs. Paulding County Hospital Authority Number: 243 Ga. 851 Year: 1979 State: Georgia Court: {{{Court}}} Other lawsuits in Georgia Other lawsuits in 1979 Precedents include:

Contents 1 Important precedents 2 Background 3 Supporters of the FOIA request 4 Criticisms of the FOIA request 5 Ruling of the court 6 Associated cases 7 See also 8 External links 9 References

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Worthy v. Paulding County Hospital Authority was a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 1979 concerning open meetings laws.

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[edit] Background

Worthy v. Paulding County Hospital Authority, 243 Ga. 851 (1979) (Nichols, C.J.): Suit challenging public hospital authority's decision, in executive session, to apply for an addition to its nursing home facilities. Plaintiff sought to invalidate the decision for failure to comply with the Open Meetings Act. The Court affirmed the decision of the trial court (Noland, J.) that such relief was unavailable as the suit had not been filed within 90 days of the decision as required by the Act.^[1]

[edit] Supporters of the FOIA request

[edit] Criticisms of the FOIA request

[edit] Ruling of the court

[edit] Associated cases

[edit] See also

• Georgia Open Meetings Act
• Georgia Open Records Act

[edit] External links

[edit] References

1. ↑ Synopsis of Georgia Open Meetings Act Cases