McGinnis v. Justices of the Inferior Court
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in Gordon Superior Court. Decision by Judge Crook, at Chambers, January, 1860. This was a bill filed by Stephen McGinnis, against the Justices of the Inferior Court of Gordon county, to enjoin them from pulling down and removing the toll gates erected by complainant across the public highway, at his bridge, over the Oostanaula river, and to enjoin and restrain the collection of an execution issued against complainant by the Commissioners of Roads, under the order…
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In Equity, in Gordon Superior Court. Decision by Judge Crook, at Chambers, January, 1860. This was a bill filed by Stephen McGinnis, against the Justices of the Inferior Court of Gordon county, to enjoin them from pulling down and removing the toll gates erected by complainant across the public highway, at his bridge, over the Oostanaula river, and to enjoin and restrain the collection of an execution issued against complainant by the Commissioners of Roads, under the order and authority of said Justices, to enforce the payment of a fine imposed upon complainant for the erection of said…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lyon, J.,
delivering the opinion.
The complainant filed this bill returnable to the October Term, 1858, of Gordon Superior Court. At that term the defendants to the same appeared and put in a general demurrer for the want of equity, and after argument had, the Court overruled the same at that term. From this judgment no.appeal or exception was taken by defendants, but they then put in their answer, and at the April Term, 1859, moved to dissolve the injunction on the ground that the equity of the bill was fully denied by the answer. Upon this motion, the Court “ dissolved the…
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