Legal Opinion
Coffey v. City of Marietta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 14, 1956No. 19210PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
1. Where a court of equity does not have jurisdiction, it will not assume jurisdiction for the purpose of inquiring into the validity of a municipal ordinance. City of Douglas v. South Georgia Grocery Co., 178 Ga. 657 (174 S. E. 127); City of Atlanta v. Universal Film Exchanges, 201 Ga. 463 (39 S. E. 2d 882).
2. In principle, this case is controlled, adversely to the contentions of the plaintiff, by the rulings in Calhoun v. Gulf Oil Corp., 189 Ga. 414 (5 S. E. 2d 902); Washington Seminary v. Bass, 192 Ga. 808 (16 S. E. 2d 565); City of Cedartown v. Pickett, 193 Ga. 840, 843…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Cedartown v. PickettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- 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
- Washington Seminary Inc. v. BassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Calhoun Ex Rel. Chapman v. Gulf Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Gagne v. Lewiston Crushed Stone Company, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- Attaway v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- City of Atlanta v. Lopert Pictures Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Contris v. Richmond CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Branton v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960