Legal Opinion
Touchton v. Echols County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 11, 1954No. 18743PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
Only the third headnote requires any elaboration. Mandamus is a proper remedy for official inaction. Code § 64-101. It does not lie to control the action of an officer vested with a discretion, in the absence of a gross abuse of such discretion. City of Atlanta v. Wright, 119 Ga. 207 (45 S. E. 994); Wood v. Board of Education of Washington County, 137 Ga. 808 (74 S. E. 540); Richmond County v. Steed, 150 Ga. 229, 232 (103 S. E. 253); McGinty v. Gormley, 181 Ga. 644 (183 S. E. 804); Ward v. Drennon, 201 Ga. 605 (40 S. E. 2d 549).
The plaintiffs contend that there is no statutory…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Winston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Richmond County v. SteedSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- City of Atlanta v. WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Marks v. Richmond CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- McGinty v. GormleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Calhoun v. City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
- Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Lindsey v. GuhlSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Rolleston v. Glynn County Board of Tax AssessorsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Wheeler v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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