Legal Opinion
Pullman Co. v. Suttles
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 13, 1938No. Nos. 12449, 12550PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, Justice.
1. One against whom an unlawful exaction in the. form of a tax is sought to be made, by virtue of unconstitutional statute or procedure, is entitled to an injunction to restrain its collection, if adequate remedy at law by affidavit of illegality is not provided; and it is not necessary that he first tender any part of the wholly illegal tax, or resort to arbitration under invalid or inapplicable statutes, or await the levy of a tax execution. Harris Orchard Co. v. Tharpe, 177 Ga. 547 (2) (170 S. E. 811, 88 A. L. R. 1212); City of Atlanta v. Jacobs, 125 Ga. 523 (2), 527 (53…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- McIntyre v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Albany Bottling Co. v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Turner v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- City of Atlanta v. JacobsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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3Cited by17 opinions
- City of Atlanta v. GowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Columbus Mutual Life Insurance v. GullattSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Blackmon v. EwingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Forrester v. Pullman Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Hardin v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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