Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. Hasty
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 1, 1975No. 30251PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
This appeal raises the questions of whether a massage parlor in which masturbation is offered to the public for pay is a public nuisance under the general nuisance laws of this state (Code § 72-101) and whether it is a nuisance per se. Code § 72-301.
After hearing evidence the trial court found that the appellants operated and were employed by a massage parlor open to the general public which offered, as a continuing and regular part of its business, masturbation to its clients and that such continued acts of masturbation were for the purpose of gratifying the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Mooney v. MooneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Gober v. Colonial Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Kight v. GilliardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
3Cited by4 opinions
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