Thomas v. Hawkins
Supreme Court of Georgia
^ In Equity, in Sumter Superior Court. Decided by Judge Allen, at Chambers, March 19th, 1856. This was a bill filed by Ezekiel Hawkins, in behalf of himself and all others who might be interested in and who might ■become parties to the bill, against Jesse S. Thomas.
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^ In Equity, in Sumter Superior Court. Decided by Judge Allen, at Chambers, March 19th, 1856. This was a bill filed by Ezekiel Hawkins, in behalf of himself and all others who might be interested in and who might ■become parties to the bill, against Jesse S. Thomas. The bill charges, that in the month of September, 1855, the said Thomas, secretly and without the knowledge of the complainant or the public generally, induced divers persons to sign a petition to the Inferior Court of Sumter County to change :and alter the public road leading from Americus to Cuthbert via Providence in said…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Benning, J.
delivering the opinion.
Was it right in the Court to over-rule the motion to dissolve the injunction ? This is the only question in the case.
The injunction was a precept to Thomas, commanding him no longer to obstruct the road, but to remove the obstructions already placed by him in the road, so that • the road might be open and free to the travelling public, and might be in as good a condition as it was in before it was obstructed by Thomas.
All the grounds on which the motion to dissolve this injunction was put, except the last ground, are included in the first; and…
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