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TOUCHTON v. ECHOLS COUNTY

18743.

211 Ga. 85 (1954)

84 S.E.2d 81

TOUCHTON v. ECHOLS COUNTY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 11, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. E. B. Stewart, for plaintiff in error.

John W. Langdale, contra.

HEAD, Justice.

Only the third headnote requires any elaboration. Mandamus is a proper remedy for official inaction. Code § 64-101. It does not lie to control the action of an officer vested with a discretion, in the absence of a gross abuse of such discretion. City of Atlanta v. Wright, 119 Ga. 207 (45 S. E. 994); Wood v. Board of Education of Washington County, 137 Ga. 808 (74 S. E. 540); Richmond County v. Steed, 150...

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