Legal Opinion

Dougherty County Council of Architects v. Beckanstin

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 2, 1959No. 37720PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Judge.

The first question to- be decided is to determine if the superior court judge erred in sustaining the certiorari. The effect of sustaining a certiorari is the same as the first grant of a new trial. Jeffers v. Central of Ga. R. Co., 1 Ga. App. 331 (57 S. E. 923); Folds v. Harris, 34 Ga. App. 445 (129 S. E. 664); Peacock v. American Plant Co., 49 Ga. App. 267 (175 S. E. 262). As the plaintiff in error’s counsel in his excellent brief concedes that the granting of a certiorari is discretionary with the trial judge, and as there is no- showing of an abuse of discretion, this…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Smith v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  2. Faulkner v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
  3. Mumford v. SolomonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  4. Folds v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
  5. Jeffers v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. City of Atlanta v. WhittenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  2. Department of Human Resources v. SimsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Department of Human Resources v. SimsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Department of Human Resources v. SimsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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