Legal Opinion

Southern Airways Co. v. Williams

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 12, 1957No. 19559PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Candler, Justice.

1. In this mandamus proceeding against Wheat Williams, as sole Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of DeKalb County, to require him to record on his minutes two contracts which purport to lease certain county property to the plaintiff for a fixed period of time and for a specified amount as annual rent, and where the alleged contracts were in proper form and prima facie valid, no further inquiry as to their validity can be made in the mandamus proceeding; but all other questions respecting their validity must be determined in another action unaffected by the judgment in this…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Weathers v. EasterlingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  2. Fine v. Dade CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  3. Wood v. Puritan Chemical Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  4. Wood v. City Board of Plumbing ExaminersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  5. Northington v. CandlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. PMS Construction Co. v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  2. Southern Airways Co. v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  3. Kight v. GilliardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  4. West v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Allen v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969

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