Georgia Casualty & Surety Co. v. Turner

Head, Justice.

1. A petition seeking a declaratory judgment is not per se an equitable action (Felton v. Chandler, 201 Ga. 347, 39 S. E. 2d, 654), nor is it converted into an equitable action merely because the court may grant a temporary restraining order to “maintain the status” pending an adjudication with “respect to rights, status and other legal relations.” Declaratory Judgments Act (Ga. L. 1945, p. 137, Code, Ann. Supp., § 110-1102); Milwaukee Mechanics’ Insurance Co. v. Davis, 204 Ga. 67 (48 S. E. 2d, 876); Findley v. City of Vidalia, 204 Ga. 279 (49 S. E. 2d, 658).

2. An allegation…