Wayne v. Mayor of Savannah
Supreme Court of Georgia
Municipal corporations. Taxes. Injunction. Before Judge Tompkins. Chatham County. At Chambers. February 5th 1875. In November, 1875, Wayne, as administrator upon the estate of Ferrill, and others owning real estate in the city of Savannah, filed their bill against the mayor and aldermen of such city, making, in brief, the following case : Their real estate has been assessed for taxation by said corporation for the years 1874 and 1875, at the rate of two and a quarter per…
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Municipal corporations. Taxes. Injunction. Before Judge Tompkins. Chatham County. At Chambers. February 5th 1875. In November, 1875, Wayne, as administrator upon the estate of Ferrill, and others owning real estate in the city of Savannah, filed their bill against the mayor and aldermen of such city, making, in brief, the following case : Their real estate has been assessed for taxation by said corporation for the years 1874 and 1875, at the rate of two and a quarter per cent, per annum. For the years 1870 and 1871, they were assessed and taxed upon said property one and three-quarters per…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Judge.
This case was brought up under the statute which provides for the expeditious review of orders granting or refusing injunction. The decision complained of was made whilst the present term of this court was in progress. The ultimate question for us, on this writ of error, is, whether the judge abused his discretion in denying a more comprehensive injunction than the one he granted. We hold, for the reasons indicated in the head-notes, that he did not. Should the complainants think proper to bring their bill to a final hearing in the court below, it may then be necessary to go…
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