Legal Opinion

McPhail v. Bagley

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 9, 1957No. 36826PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.

In Marlowe v. Worrill, 183 Ga. 275 (1, 2) (188 S. E. 340) it was held as follows: “According to the Constitution of this State, the Supreme Court has no original jurisdiction, but is a court only for the trial and correction of errors of law from the superior courts and from certain city courts, in specified cases. Code §§ 2-3005, 6-801. It follows that this court has no jurisdiction to grant the writ of mandamus applied for in the present case. While the Supreme Court may aid a party by the writ of mandamus to bring to it his case from the lower court, as by issuing the writ to compel the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Marlowe v. WorrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. French v. LongCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  2. Garland v. GrayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  3. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. v. MoranSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

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