Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Wainwright
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 11, 1968No. 24780PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Presiding Justice.
Gann Nelson, as a taxpayer and resident citizen of Taylor County, Georgia, brought a mandamus action against the County Commissioners of Taylor County and Reynolds Golf Club, Inc. alleging that the county commissioners made an illegal disbursement of county funds in paying $1,762 to the Fort Valley Redi-Mix & Supply Co. for cement placed on the property of Reynolds Golf Club, Inc., and that demand had been made upon the county commissioners to collect this illegal disbursement and this demand had been refused. Plaintiff sought to compel the county commissioners to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Screws v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Morris v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Humber v. DixonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
- Commissioners of Chatham County v. Savannah Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Turner v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Goldberg v. MonroeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968