COFFEY v. CITY OF MARIETTA

19210.

212 Ga. 189 (1956)

91 S.E.2d 482

COFFEY et al. v. CITY OF MARIETTA et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 14, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. H. Burke, Conley Ingram, Hayden C. Covington, for plaintiff in error.

Scott S. Edwards, Jr., contra.


CANDLER, Justice.

1. Where a court of equity does not have jurisdiction, it will not assume jurisdiction for the purpose of inquiring into the validity of a municipal ordinance. City of Douglas v. South Georgia Grocery Co., 178 Ga. 657 (174 S. E. 127); City of Atlanta v. Universal Film Exchanges, 201 Ga. 463 (39 S.E.2d 882).

2. In principle, this case is controlled, adversely to the contentions of the plaintiff, by the rulings in...

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