Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Ross
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 8, 1944No. 14766PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) Mandamus against public officers is a remedy available to an individual where there is no other specific legal remedy, and a legal injustice will result from failure to perform a clear official duty. Code, § 64-101. The writ will not control an officer in the exer cise of his discretion, but will only require such officer to act, leaving him free to exercise his own discretion. § 64-102. The writ will not be granted when it is manifest that it would, for any cause, be nugatory or fruitless, or on a mere suspicion or fear, before a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Richmond County v. SteedSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- Daniels v. Commissioners of Pilotage for the Bar of Tybee & RiverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
- Douglas v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Smith v. HodgsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Wood v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
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3Cited by6 opinions
- So. Bell T. T. Co. v. Georgia Pub. Ser. Comm.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- In Re MonaghanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1967
- Board of Bar Admissions v. APPLICANT FMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Board of Examiners in Optometry v. Society of Professional Optometrists, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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