Legal Opinion
Bagby v. Bowen
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 12, 1935No. 10171PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
1. Tn virtue of personal interest, residents and taxpayers of a municipality may sue in equity to enjoin enforcement of an ordinance, on the alleged grounds that it is void, and that the manner of its enforcement would increase the municipal taxes. Mayor of Macon v. Hughes, 110 Ga. 795 (36 S. E. 247). See, where property rights were involved: Wofford Oil Co. v. Boston, 170 Ga. 624 (154 S. E. 145) ; City of Atlanta v. Bowden, 170 Ga. 527 (153 S. E. 357) ; City of Atlanta v. Kirk, 174 Ga. 763 (164 S. E. 64) ; Town of Lilburn v. Alford, 163 Ga. 282 (136 S. E. 65); Town of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mayor of Macon v. HughesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Howard v. Briarcliff Zoological Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Wofford Oil Co. v. City of BostonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Gregory v. QuarlesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Asa G. Candler Inc. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Koehler v. MassellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Head v. BrowningSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- City of East Point v. WeathersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Barresi v. BrowneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- O'Neal v. Town of WhighamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
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