Burson v. Bell, 44887

Decision Date09 July 1971
Docket NumberNo. 2,No. 44887,44887,2
Citation124 Ga.App. 220,183 S.E.2d 416
PartiesR. H. BURSON v. Paul J. BELL, Jr
CourtGeorgia Court of Appeals

Appeal from Superior Court, Cook County; H. W. Lott, Judge.

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Marion O. Gordon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Larry H. Evans, Atlanta, for appellant.

William H. Traylor, Elizabeth R. Rindskopf, Atlanta, for appellee.

Syllabus Opinion by the Court

WHITMAN, Judge.

The Supreme Court of the United States in Bell v. Burson, 402 U.S. 535, 91 S.Ct. 1586, 29 L.Ed.2d 90, having reversed the judgment of this court in Burson v. Bell, 121 Ga.App. 418, 174 S.E.2d 235, and remanded the case to this court for further proceedings not inconsistent with its opinion, the prior judgment of this court is vacated and the opinion of the Supreme Court is substituted therefor.

Accordingly, the order of the superior court which reinstated Bell's driver's license and vehicle registration is affirmed, but with direction that the matter be remanded to the Department of Public Safety for such further inquiry and proceedings as are required by the decision of the Supreme Court.

Judgment affirmed with direction.

JORDAN, P. J., and EVANS, J., concur.

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