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Bruster v. Hopper

246 S.E.2d 140, 146 Ga. App. 217, 1978 Ga. App. LEXIS 2314
Court of Appeals of Georgia·Decided June 15, 1978·No. 55391·Published

Opinion

McMurray, Judge.

Petitioner appeals from denial of his petition for name change. Held:

The petitioner failed to comply with the requirement of Code § 79-501, as amended (Ga. L. 1977, pp. 1098, 1107), that within seven days of the filing of said petition the petitioner shall cause the notice of such filing signed by him to be published in the official gazette of the county once a week for four weeks and to furnish proof to the court of this notice. Consequently, the trial court did not err in denying appellant’s petition.

Judgment affirmed.

Quillian, P. J., and Webb, J., concur. Submitted March 6, 1978 Decided June 15, 1978. Sherman X. Bruster, pro se. John W. Underwood, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Daryl A. Robinson, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.

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Bruster v. Hopper, 246 S.E.2d 140, 146 Ga. App. 217, 1978 Ga. App. LEXIS 2314 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978).

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