Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. Manry

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 6, 1961No. 21074PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Head, Presiding Justice.

The demurrers of the defendants assert that the petition does not state a cause of action; that the allegations are insufficient to state a cause of action for declaratory relief; and that the allegations are insufficient to state a cause of action for injunctive relief.

The decisions of this court through many years have not been consistent on the question of whether or not a court of equity will enjoin the enforcement of a statute or ordinance, alleged to be unconstitutional and void, regulating and licensing a legal business or profession, where the penalty for a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Dent v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Watson v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. Cooper v. RollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  4. Georgia Railroad v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  5. Cutsinger v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. City of Calhoun v. North Georgia Electric Membership Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. McBride Ex Rel. Estate of McBride v. General Motors Corp.District Court, M.D. Georgia · 1990
  3. Women's Surgical Center, LLC v. BerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  4. Harper v. BurgessSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  5. Total Vending Service, Inc. v. Gwinnett CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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