Legal Opinion

Bush v. Wilcox

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 9, 1967No. 23870PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Almand, Presiding Justice.

Charles H. Bush alleged in his petition that he was Justice of the Peace of the 1199th District, G. M., Quitman, Georgia, and that L. R. Wilcox as Judge of the Small Claims Court of Brooks County had acted without authority of law in issuing criminal warrants and holding committal hearings in that the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court of Brooks County extended only over civil cases at law in which the demand or value of the property involved does not exceed $500. Further, it was alleged that the defendant was encroaching upon the duties, responsibilities, and…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Thornton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Branch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

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