Legal Opinion
Ford v. Thralkill
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 16, 1889PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Municipal corporations. Dalton. Powers. Nuisance. Before Judge Milner. Whitfield county. At chambers, May 18, 1889. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
In 1886, the mayor and city council of Dalton adopted the following ordinance:
“ Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Dalton, that from and after the passage of this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to erect or build a wooden or frame building on lot fronting Hamilton street, running north from Morris street to the Western & Atlantic railroad crossing, near the Novelty Works.”
The 2d section prescribes the punishment; and the 3d section makes it lawful for the marshal to enter upon the premises with sufficient force to remove such…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Williams v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
- Pye v. PetersonTexas Supreme Court · 1876
- City of Charleston v. ReedWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
- Wadleigh v. GilmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1835
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Heilbron v. Mayor of CuthbertSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Building Commission v. KuninMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
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