Legal Opinion

Dunbar & Co. v. City Council

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 25, 1892PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Nuisance. Municipal corporation. Police power. Before Judge Roney. Richmond superior court. October term, 1891.

1Opinion of the Court

Bleckley, Chief Justice.

Upon a close aud careful examination of the petition, we are of opinion that it should be taken and construed all together as an attempt to set forth one and the same cause of action, and not as a declaration uniting two or more causes of actiou and. attempting to set them forth severally in separate counts. It is manifest that but one grievance is complained of, and that the specific facts and circumstances alleged apply exclusively to it; the petition at the same time drawing certain legal conclusions in favor of the plaintiffs, which conclusions are sought to be…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. City of Salem v. Eastern RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
  3. Mayor of Americus v. MitchellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  4. City of St. Louis v. SternMissouri Court of Appeals · 1876

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  2. McCoy v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  3. Blackman Health Resort v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  4. Mayor v. MulliganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
  5. Rowland v. MorrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922

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