Carson v. Ennis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Rule for contempt. Before Judge Wright. Walker superior court. June 28, 1916. Don C. Harris and others, taxpayers of Walker county, filed in the superior court of that county a petition against the Board of Commissioners of Walker county and certain other parties, for an injunction against the construction of a new court-house at LaEayette in Walker county, and the levying of taxes with which to pay for the same.
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Rule for contempt. Before Judge Wright. Walker superior court. June 28, 1916. Don C. Harris and others, taxpayers of Walker county, filed in the superior court of that county a petition against the Board of Commissioners of Walker county and certain other parties, for an injunction against the construction of a new court-house at LaEayette in Walker county, and the levying of taxes with which to pay for the same. The. petition was presented to Judge Eite of the Cherokee circuit, on the representation that Judge Wright, of the Borne circuit, which embraces the county of Walker, was…
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, P. J:
(After stating the foregoing facts.) It appears that two judges of the superior courts of this State were each asser ting an exclusive right to control litigation in Walker superior court, pertaining to the erection of a court-house in that county. It also appears that neither the relator, upon whose information the contempt proceeding is based, nor the alleged contemnor who brings this writ of error, was a party to the litigation. " These unusual features introduce certain complexities in the solution of the questions raised in the bill of exceptions respecting the practice and…
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