Legal Opinion
Screws v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 17, 1940No. 13172, 13179, 13192PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
The purpose of this suit for mandamus is to compel the mayor and general council of the City of Atlanta to take action to collect for water which the city furnishes to the Southeastern Fair Association. These defendants insist that mandamus will not lie against them, because they have neither the duty nor the power, to make such collections; and it is suggested that this duty rests primarily upon the water department of the city. The charter of the City of Atlanta originally provided for a board of water commissioners to construct and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Horkan v. City of MoultrieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Keen v. Mayor of WaycrossSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Thomas v. RagsdaleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Aven v. Steiner Cancer Hospital Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Brown v. City of East PointSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Barr v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
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