Legal Opinion
Ungar v. Mayor &C. of Savannah
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 24, 1968No. 24810PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Justice.
1. “ ‘The right to extraordinary aid of mandamus exists only where the applicant has a clear legal right to the relief sought and there is no other adequate remedy.’ Lindsey v. Board of Commissioners of Roads & Revenues of Colquitt County, 169 Ga. 368 (150 SE 261); Rollins v. Elder, 180 Ga. 316, 318 (178 SE 719); Wright v. Forrester, 192 Ga. 864, 867 (16 SE2d 873); Densmore v. West, 206 Ga. 531, 532 (57 SE2d 675). If the allegations of the petition should be construed as sufficient to show the creation of a public nuisance, there are no allegations that the abatement of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Holman v. Athens Empire Laundry Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1919
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. GillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Maddox v. WillisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Lindsey v. Board of Commissioners of Roads & RevenuesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- State Highway Department of Georgia v. REED, MAYORSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
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3Cited by7 opinions
- SOUTHERN LNG, INC. v. MacGINNITIESupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
- Carnes v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Myers v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Rybert & Co. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Clifton v. BerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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