Howell v. Mayor of Athens

In response to a rule nisi to show cause why injunction should not he granted upon the petition of Emma A. Howell, the Mayor & Council of Athens filed a demurrer. The demurrer was sustained and the injunction refused, to which decision the plaintiff excepted.

*140The petition alleged : Emma A. Howell owns property in Athens on which she pays taxes. She brought her petition in behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, who might elect to become parties. On August 27, 1892, the Mayor & Council of Athens passed an ordinance calling an election to be had on September 30, 1892, to determine…