Legal Opinion
Altman v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 10, 1956No. 19482PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hawkins, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) It has long been the general rule in this State, as well as in many other jurisdictions (Caven v. Clark, 78 Fed. Supp. 295, 302), that “Elections belong to the political branch of the government, and courts of equity will not interfere to protect a purely political right.” Printup v. Adkins, 150 Ga. 347 (1) (103 S. E. 843). See also to the same effect Ogburn v. Elmore, 121 Ga. 72 (1) (48 S. E. 702); Harris v. Sheffield, 128 Ga. 299, 303 (57 S. E. 305); Ivey v. City of Rome, 129 Ga. 286, 288 (58 S. E. 852); Avery v. Hale, 167 Ga. 252 (1)…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harris v. SheffieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Ivey v. City of RomeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Ogburn v. ElmoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Avery v. HaleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
- Barrentine v. GrinerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Airport Authority of St. Marys v. City of St. MarysCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- Kemp v. Mitchell County Democratic Executive CommitteeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- City of Atlanta v. League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Kemp v. MITCHELL CO. DEMO. EX. COM.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- McNair v. AchordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959