Roberts v. Mayor of Colquitt
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Certiorari; from Miller superior court — Judge Worrill. June 29, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.
A judge of the superior court should refuse to sanction a petition for certiorari, brought to review a conviction of a violation of a municipal ordinance, when it appears that the petitioner for certiorari, instead of making the statutory affidavit or giving the bond required by law in such cases, merely gives a bond for the payment of the eventual-condemnation money and all future costs. Park’s Annotated Penal Code, §§ 5191(a), 5192; McDonald v. Ludowici, 3 Ga. App. 654 (60 S. E. 337); Roach v. Atlanta, 7 Ga. App. 171 (66 S. E. 484); Johnson v. Hazlehurst, 8 Ga. App. 841 (70 S. E. 258); Moon…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McDonald v. Town of LudowiciCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Moon v. City of JeffersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Roach v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Johnson v. Mayor of HazlehurstCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
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- Long v. City of CrawfordvilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
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