Ivey v. City of Rome
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction, etc. Before Judge Wright. Eloyd superior court. September 27, 1906. Ivey and others, as taxpayers of the town of East Rome, filed an equitable petition against the City of Rome, and certain individuals who were the mayor and councilmen of that city, alleging that in 1906 the General Assembly passed an act authorizing an election to be held in East Borne, to determine whether that town should be annexed to the City of Eome; that the election was held,…
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Petition for injunction, etc. Before Judge Wright. Eloyd superior court. September 27, 1906. Ivey and others, as taxpayers of the town of East Rome, filed an equitable petition against the City of Rome, and certain individuals who were the mayor and councilmen of that city, alleging that in 1906 the General Assembly passed an act authorizing an election to be held in East Borne, to determine whether that town should be annexed to the City of Eome; that the election was held, and the result was reported to be in favor of annexation by a vote . of 65 to 63; that before reporting the result the…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, P. J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. The bill of exceptions and record in this case were filed in the office of the clerk of the Supreme Court during the October term, 1906, and were by the clerk entered upon the docket of that term as a fast writ of error. The case was reached in its •order, and argument was had; and when the court took the case under consideration it reached the conclusion that it was improperly docketed as a fast writ of error, and by order the case was transferred to the docket of the present term. Ivey v. Rome, 126 Ga. 806 (55 S. E. 1034). Further argument was had during the…
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