Legal Opinion
City of Eatonton v. Peck
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 12, 1951No. 17405PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Presiding Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
The petitioner sought to have the ordinance declared void, and the prosecutions enjoined. By an amendment to the charter of the City of Eatonton (Ga. L. 1943, p. 1406), disputed tax executions may be contested by affidavit of illegality. This adequate and complete remedy at law to contest the validity of the ordinance being available, the intervention of equity would not be authorized. Code, § 37-120; City of Atlanta v. Jacobs, 126 Ga. 523 (54 S. E. 534); Social Circle Cotton Mill Co. v. City of Social Circle, 163 Ga. 465 (136 S.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. City of ColumbusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- City of Albany v. LippittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- City of Atlanta v. JacobsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- City of Douglas v. South Georgia Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- City of Atlanta v. Universal Film Exchanges Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1946
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Day v. KelleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Ellis v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959