Legal Opinion

Douglas v. Hayes

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 7, 1965No. 23111PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Cook, Justice.

1. The information of the solicitor general on the application of named relators was sufficient to state a cause of action for the abatement of a public nuisance. Lofton v. Collins, 117 Ga. 434 (3) (43 SE 708, 61 LRA 150); Kilgore v. Paschall, 202 Ga. 416 (43 SE2d 520); Lee v. Hayes, 215 Ga. 330 (110 SE2d 624).

2. The court did not err in refusing to permit counsel for the defendant to elicit testimony designed to demonstrate that the solicitor general had failed to institute proceedings to abate as a public nuisance other establishments operating in the same manner as the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lofton v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Kilgore v. PaschallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  3. Norris v. State Ex Rel. WillinghamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  4. Thornton v. ForehandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
  5. Lee v. HayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Chancey v. HancockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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