Legal Opinion
Anderson v. McMurry
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 6, 1961No. 21266PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Justice.
To entitle one to the writ of mandamus, it must appear that he has a clear legal right to have performed the particular act which he seeks to have enforced. City of Atlanta v. Blackman Health Resort, 163 Ga. 499 (5(1)) (113 SE 545). In the instant case, while the gist of the plaintiff’s petition is that he was not furnished written specifications of charges against him before the hearing before the DeKalb County Merit System Council, he does not seek to require the DeKalb County Merit System Council to furnish him with written specifications of charges nor does he seek to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- South View Cemetery Association v. HaileySupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- City of Atlanta v. Blackman Health Resort Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Tibbs v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- City of Cedartown v. PickettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Gill v. Mayor of BrunswickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Henderson v. McVaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Saleem v. ForresterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Wilson v. PattilloSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Morman v. PritchardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Pope v. CokinosSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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