Supreme Court of Georgia, 1937

Richter v. Jordan

Richter v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided November 13, 1937 · Grice
185 Ga. 39; 193 S.E. 871; 1937 Ga. LEXIS 658

Richter v. Jordan

Opinion of the Court

Grice, Justice.

1. While mandamus will lie to compel performance of official acts where the duty to discharge them is clear, it will not lie to compel a general course of conduct and the performance of continuous duties. Jackson v. Cochran, 134 Ga. 396 (67 S. E. 825, 20 Ann. Cas. 219); Bahnsen v. Young, 159 Ga. 256 (125 S. E. 459); Davis v. Arthur, 139 Ga. 74 (76 S. E. 676).

2. Under the allegations of the petition in this ease, the court did not err in denying the writ of mandamus.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur. George H. Richter, for plaintiff. Hester & Clark, for defendant.

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