Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Citizens & Southern National Bank
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 12, 1956No. 19262PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
1. A private citizen may not sue a municipality as a citizen and taxpayer unless he shows peculiar and special interest not shared by the general public. Perkins v. Mayor &c. of Madison, 175 Ga. 714 (165 S. E. 811).
2. There are no exceptions to the following Code sections: Code § 40-1610; Code, Ann. Supp., §§ 40-1618, 40-1619 (Ga. L. 1943, pp. 284, 287); Code § 24-2908 (5), designating who may bring a suit in behalf of the State, and an individual can not sue in his own name for the use and benefit of the State. Peeples v. Byrd, 98 Ga. 688, 697 (25 S. E. 677).
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Week v. Big Bunker Hill Mining Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Peeples v. ByrdSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Davison-Paxon Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
- Ellis v. Millen Hotel Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Perkins v. Mayor of MadisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Medoc Corp. v. KeelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Metro Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. v. PearceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- City of East Point v. WeathersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Kaplan v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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