Legal Opinion
Shippen Bros. Lumber Co. v. Elliott
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 29, 1910PublishedCited by 27 opinions
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Morris, Gilmer superior court..
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1-2. The rulings announced in the first and second headnotes do not require elaboration.
3. The plaintiff in error was a taxpayer in the town of Ellijay. It omitted to return its property for taxes for the year 1909. The mayor and council, after giving notice and a hearing, assessed the property at a stated value for the purpose of taxation. Execution issued for the amount of the taxes based on the assessed value, and suit was brought to enjoin the enforcement of the execution. It was contended that the mayor and council were without authority to assess the. value of the property. The charter…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Security Trust & Safety Vault Co. v. City of LexingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- City Council v. PearceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Mayor of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- City Council v. KingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
3Cited by27 opinions
- Bennett v. WheatleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- City of Valdosta v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Piggly-Wiggly Georgia Co. v. May Investing Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- City of Cartersville v. McGinnisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Sanders v. MayorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
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