Legal Opinion
Patten v. Miller
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 10, 1940No. 13217, 13218PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
W. L. Miller filed a suit for the writ of mandamus, naming as defendants Lawson L. Patten, Herman Watson, and James L. Gillis. Under the law there may be only three members of the State Highway Board. The plaintiff alleges that he is a member and chairman, and that the defendant Patten claims to be a member and chairman, and that the defendants Watson and Gillis claim to be members, respectively. The object of the suit was to require recognition of the plaintiff as a member and chairman. The defendants demurred generally and specially to the petition, which demurrer the court…
2Cases cited96 opinions
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