Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. Schaffer
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 5, 1980No. 35494PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
This is a certiorari to the Court of Appeals.
The question is whether the dismissal of certiorari by a superior court because a magistrate fails to answer timely and before a motion to dismiss bars a second certiorari filed within six months under Code Ann. § 3-808.
The essential facts here are as follows: On March 1, 1977, the Atlanta Municipal Court declared Schaffer’s establishment, the "Love Machine,” a nuisance per se and ordered it closed instanter. On March 9,1977, a certiorari from this judgment was filed in the Fulton Superior Court. The certiorari was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Hendricks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
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