Legal Opinion
City of Columbus v. Atlanta Cigar Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 18, 1965No. 22795PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Presiding Justice.
A prayer for injunctive relief to maintain the status does not convert an action for declaratory relief into an equitable action. Griffin v. Hardware Mutual Ins. Co., 212 Ga. 130 (91 SE2d 10); U.S. Casualty Co. v. Ga. So. & Fla. R. Co., 212 Ga. 569 (94 SE2d 422). Where, as in the present case, there are no allegations in the petition germane to any equitable relief, a prayer for permanent injunction, after a determination of the cause by the court, to restrain the defendant from enforcing the ordinance, is insufficient to convert an action for declaratory relief into…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Maner v. DykesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Brightwell v. Oglethorpe Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1932
- Findley v. City of VidaliaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Thompson v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- United States Casualty Co. v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1956
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Poole v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- City of Atlanta v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Georgia, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Copeland v. YoungSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Dunaway v. Empire Mortgage & Investment Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Savannah TV Cable Co. v. Mayor of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969