Legal Opinion
Smith v. McMichael
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 24, 1947No. 15893PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, Chief Justice.
1. Any taxpayer of a county has the right to apply to a court of equity to prevent the county commissioners from making contracts which they have no authority to make. Mitchell v. Lasseter, 114 Ga. 275, 281 (40 S. E. 287); Dancer v. Shingler, 147 Ga. 82 (2) (92 S. E. 935). See also Smith v. Magourich, 44 Ga. 163; Keen v. Waycross, 101 Ga. 588 (29 S. E. 42); Wells v. Ragsdale, 102 Ga. 53 (7) (29 S. E. 165); Mayor &c. of Macon v. Hughes, 110 Ga. 804 (36 S. E. 247).(a) In the instant case the authority of the county commissioners to enter into the contracts complained of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Epping v. City of ColumbusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Mayor of Macon v. HughesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Keen v. Mayor of WaycrossSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Slaten v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Mitchell v. LasseterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
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3Cited by33 opinions
- City of MacOn v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Walker Electrical Co. v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Georgia Power Co. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Irwin v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County, Inc. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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