Legal Opinion
Powell v. Hartsfield
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 24, 1940No. 13403PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Justice.
'“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. This rule has been applied to municipal ordinances. Phillips v. Stone Mountain, 61 Ga. 386; Garrison v. Atlanta, 68 Ga. 64; Pope v. Savannah, 74 Ga. 365; Mayor &c. of Moultrie v. Patterson, 109 Ga. 370 (34 S. E. 600); City of Bainbridge v. Reynolds, 111 Ga. 758 (36 S. E. 935); Salter v. Columbus, 125 Ga. 96 (54 S. E. 74); Mayor &c. of Shellman v. Saxon, 134 Ga. 29 (67 S. E.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. City of ColumbusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Mayor of Shellman v. SaxonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Phillips v. Mayor of Stone MountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
- City of Bainbridge v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
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3Cited by14 opinions
- City of Albany v. LippittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- City of Moultrie v. Colquitt County Rural Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- City of Atlanta v. Universal Film Exchanges Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Baker v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Spur Distributing Co. v. Mayor C. of AmericusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
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