Washington National Insurance v. Mayor of Savannah

Reid, Chief Justice.

Washington National Insurance Company filed its petition in equity against the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, seeking injunction against enforcement of certain executions which had been issued by the municipality against the insurance company. This course was taken because, as contended, the plaintiff had no adequate remedy at law, since there was no provision in the defendant’s municipal charter whereby an affidavit of illegality may be filed in defense to the executions. The executions had been issued against the plaintiff for several different years, in…