Legal Opinion
Bradford v. Bolton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 8, 1959No. 20502PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
The judgment of the plaintiff against the City of Commerce was affirmed by the Court of Appeals (City of Commerce v. Bradford, 94 Ga. App. 284, 94 S. E. 2d 160), and as to that part of the judgment not paid by the insurance company, it is a valid, subsisting obligation of the city. The plaintiff’s demands for payment having been refused by the city, she seeks to enforce the collection of her judgment by mandamus absolute.
In order to entitle one to the writ of mandamus, it must appear that the applicant has a clear legal right to have' the particular act performed the doing of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Tuck v. Moss Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Adkins v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Jones v. Bank of CummingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- City of Commerce v. BradfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Dennington v. Mayor of RobertaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Couch v. City of Villa RicaDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1962
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. C-Staff, Inc., Thomas Keesee, Kbas I, L.L.C., Continental Benefit Administrators, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. C-Staff, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002