GAY v. CITY OF LYONS

18624.

210 Ga. 761 (1954)

82 S.E.2d 817

GAY v. CITY OF LYONS et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 13, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackson & Graham, for plaintiff in error.

Sharpe & Layne, J. Ellis Pope, contra.


HAWKINS, Justice.

1. While mandamus proceedings when instituted do not relate back to the time of the accrual of the right thereto, and the duty to be enforced must be a duty which exists at the time when the application for the writ is made or the writ is granted, and if for any reason the duty no longer exists at the time the application is made, the writ must be denied (55 C. J. S. 108), and while a writ of mandamus will not in general be allowed, unless the act...

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