McDowell v. Judges Ex Officio

Ingram, Justice.

The appellant filed an equitable complaint in the Superior Court of Chatham County seeking injunctive relief against the appellees to prevent them from commencing construction of a new courthouse complex in Chatham County. The appellees filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and an answer. The three judges of the Superior Court of Chatham County disqualified themselves from hearing the case and the Honorable W. Colbert Hawkins, of the Ogeechee Circuit, presided in the case. After a hearing, the appellees’ motion to dismiss was granted and the issue on appeal is whether the…