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CITY OF MOULTRIE v. COLQUITT COUNTY &c. Co.

18976.

211 Ga. 842 (1955)

89 S.E.2d 657

CITY OF MOULTRIE et al. v. COLQUITT COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 16, 1955.

Rehearing Denied October 13, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whelchel & Whelchel, Hoyt H. Whelchel, for plaintiffs in error.

Moore, Gibson, DeLoache & Gardner, contra.

HEAD, Justice.

1. "The general rule is that courts exercising equitable jurisdiction will not enjoin criminal prosecutions; and this rule is ordinarily applicable to proceedings to punish for violations of municipal ordinances, which are quasi criminal in their character." Mayor &c. of Shellman v. Saxon, 134 Ga. 29 (1) (67 S. E. 438, 27 L. R. A. (NS) 452); Jones v. Carlton, 146 Ga. 1 (90 S. E. 278); Burton v. City of Toccoa...

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