Volunteers of America v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Bell. Pulton superior court. •November 8,1920. In August, 1919, an ordinance was passed by tbe Mayor and City Council of Atlanta, declaring: “It shall be unlawful for any individual, person or persons, firms or corporations, benevolent society or charitable mission or institution, who derive their substance by solicitation of- public collections and from the general public of the City of Atlanta, to operate in the City of Atlanta without…
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Bell. Pulton superior court. •November 8,1920. In August, 1919, an ordinance was passed by tbe Mayor and City Council of Atlanta, declaring: “It shall be unlawful for any individual, person or persons, firms or corporations, benevolent society or charitable mission or institution, who derive their substance by solicitation of- public collections and from the general public of the City of Atlanta, to operate in the City of Atlanta without first obtaining a- permit or certificate of approval from the Mayor and General Council of the City of Atlanta.” A…
1Per curiam
The general rule is that a court having equitable jurisdiction will not restrain by injunction a threatened prosecution for the violation of a municipal penal ordinance; nor will it, on a petition for such injunction, enquire into the validity of the ordinance upon constitutional or other grounds. Jones v. Carlton, 146 Ga. 1 (90 S. E. 278); Steinberg v. Mayor of Aldermen of Savannah, 149 Ga. 69 (99 S. E. 36).
This case, in view of the allegations of the petition, falls within such general rule, rather than under the exception thereto that in some eases involving special facts equity will…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Steinberg v. Mayor of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
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