Murphy v. Dominy

Almand, Justice.

This was a petition for a mandamus absolute brought by Walter C. Murphy against W. C. Dominy, Director of Public Safety, to require the defendant to turn over to the plaintiff his license to drive an •automobile. The case was submitted to the trial court without the intervention of a jury on the facts alleged in the petition and the response. In substance, they were: On October 8, 1953, upon the plaintiff’s plea of guilty to the offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, the judge of the Criminal Court of Fulton County imposed a fine…