Legal Opinion
Barge v. Camp
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 16, 1952No. 17801PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hawkins, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The contention of the defendants in error that the plaintiffs have no right to maintain the present action is without merit. While no person will be heard to question the constitutionality of a statute except as it may infringe upon his personal or property rights, and an injunction will not be granted on mere apprehension, and a party suing as a taxpayer, in order to obtain such relief, must show that he is in danger of injury through loss of public funds or property (Wallace v. City of Atlanta, 200 Ga. 749, 38 S. E. 2d, 596)—a citizen…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Plumb v. ChristieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Stegall v. Southwest Ga. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Wheeler v. Board of Trustees of Fargo Consolidated School DistrictSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Stewart v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Lamons v. YarbroughSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- City of Atlanta v. GowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- McAllister v. American National Red CrossSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Commissioners of Roads & Revenues v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
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