K. Gordon Murray Productions, Inc. v. Floyd
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
Based upon Code § 37-120, *787and Mayor &c. of Carrollton v. Chambers, 215 Ga. 193 (109 SE2d 755), and similar cases, all of which state the law that equity will not take cognizance of a plain legal right where an adequate and complete remedy is provided by law, counsel for the city contend that this petition shows no right to the equitable relief which it seeks. We reject this contention for two reasons, to wit; (1) the remedy provided in the ordinance is not even law if the petitioner’s constitutional attack is sustained. Dennison Manufacturing Co. v. Wright, 156 Ga.…
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