Starnes v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. December 4, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
1. As a general rule, equity has no jurisdiction to enjoin prosecutions for criminal offenses; and prosecutions for violations of municipal ordinances, which are punishable by fine or imprisonment, are quasi-criminal in their nature, and come within the above rule. Cases where equity will enjoin the enforcement of such ordinances are exceptional in character. Georgia Ry. & El. Co. v. Oakland City, 129 Ga. 576 (59 S. E. 296); White v. Tifton, 129 Ga. 582 (59 S. E. 299); Rowland v. Commissioners, 133 Ga. 190 (65 S. E. 404); Mayor &c. of Jonesboro v. Central Ry. Co., 134 Ga. 190 (67 S. E. 716);…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mayor of Shellman v. SaxonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. Oakland CitySupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Mayor of Jonesboro v. Central of Georgia Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- White v. City of TiftonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Rowland v. Commissioners of Roads & RevenuesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
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