Williams v. State ex rel. McNulty
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Worrill. Terrell superior court. July 12, 1919. Upon the information of a citizen of Terrell county the solicitor-general of the Pataula circuit, in the name of the State, brought an equitable petition in the superior court of Terrell county against Clara Williams. The petition alleged that the defendant was keeping and operating a lewd house in Terrell county, and that the house was a nuisance under the laws of Georgia.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Worrill. Terrell superior court. July 12, 1919. Upon the information of a citizen of Terrell county the solicitor-general of the Pataula circuit, in the name of the State, brought an equitable petition in the superior court of Terrell county against Clara Williams. The petition alleged that the defendant was keeping and operating a lewd house in Terrell county, and that the house was a nuisance under the laws of Georgia. The prayers were that the defendant be required to appear at the next term of the court to answer the suit; that she be enjoined from…
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.
The demurrer questions the constitutionality of the act of the General Assembly approved August 21, 1917 (Acts 1917, p. 177). The petition does not in terms refer to the act, but in view of the relief prayed it must be construed as a proceeding under the act. The act is entitled as follows: “ An act to declare houses of lewdness, assignation, and prostitution a nuisance; to provide a method of closing such houses by injunction; to prescribe rules of evidence for the trial of cases, where an injunction against such houses is sought; to provide a punishment for violation of an order enjoining…
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