Legal Opinion
Mayor &C. of Athens v. Co-Op Cab Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 9, 1951No. 17307PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
1. “Equity will take no part in the administration of
the criminal law. It will neither aid criminal courts in the exercise of their jurisdiction, nor will it restrain or obstruct them.” Code, § 55-102. The same rule applies in quasi-criminal proceedings; and prosecutions for-violations of municipal ordinances, which are punishable by fine or imprisonment, are of that nature. Mayor &c. of Shellman v. Saxon, 134 Ga. 29, 32 (67 S. E. 438); Starnes v. City of Atlanta, 139 Ga. 531 (77 S. E. 381). In several prior cases involving applications for injunctive relief, which were…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. City of ColumbusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Paulk v. Mayor of SycamoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- City of Albany v. LippittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Mayor of Shellman v. SaxonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Moultrie Milk Shed Inc. v. City of CairoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Insurance Center, Inc. v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Looper v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Staub v. Mayor &C. of BaxleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Thomas v. Mayor &C. of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Nottingham v. ElliottSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
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