Peoples v. Bass

Supreme Court of Georgia

Peoples v. Bass

89 S.E.2d 171, 211 Ga. 802, 1955 Ga. LEXIS 470

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia

DecidedSeptember 12, 1955

Docket19024

StatusPublished

Cited by5 cases

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Peoples v. Bass, 89 S.E.2d 171, 211 Ga. 802, 1955 Ga. LEXIS 470 (Ga. 1955).

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Head, Justice.

1. In section 2 of the Declaratory Judgments Act (Ga. L. 1945, p. 137; Code, Ann. Supp., § 110-1102), it is declared in part: “The court, in order to maintain the status pending the adjudication of the questions or to preserve equitable rights, may grant injunction and other interlocutory extraordinary relief, in substantially the manner and under the same rules as apply in equity cases.” A temporary restraining order granted to maintain the status pending an adjudication of the question presented, under the foregoing section, does not make an action an equitable one within the meaning of our Constitution, art. VI, sec. II, par. IV (Code, Ann., § 2-3704). Milwaukee Mechanics’ Ins. Co. v. Davis, 204 Ga. 67 (48 S. E. 2d 876); Findley v. City of Vidalia, 204 Ga. 279 (49 S. E. 2d 658); Georgia Casualty &c. Co. v. Turner, 208 Ga. 782 (60 S. E. 2d 771).

2. The petition in the present case is based on one legal question, and if properly made, this question stands for determination under fixed rules of law. “Title to land,” as referred to in the constitutional provision hereinabove referred to, is not involved. The case, therefore, is within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals, and not the Supreme Court. Radcliffe v. Jones, 174 Ga. 324 (162 S. E. 679); Spence v. Miller, 176 Ga. 96 (167 S. E. 188); Lewis v. Fry, 194 Ga. 842 (22 S. E. 2d 817); Bond v. Ray, 207 Ga. 559, 561 (63 S. E. 2d 399).

Transferred to the Court of Appeals.

All the Jxistices concur.

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Head, Justice.

1. In section 2 of the Declaratory Judgments Act (Ga. L. 1945, p. 137; Code, Ann. Supp., § 110-1102), it is declared in part: “The court, in order to maintain the status pending the adjudication of the questions or to preserve equitable rights, may grant injunction and other interlocutory extraordinary relief, in substantially the manner and under the same rules as apply in equity cases.” A temporary restraining order granted to maintain the status pending an adjudication of the question presented, under the foregoing section, does not make an action an equitable one within the meaning of our Constitution, art. VI, sec. II, par. IV (Code, Ann., § 2-3704). Milwaukee Mechanics’ Ins. Co. v. Davis, 204 Ga. 67 (48 S. E. 2d 876); Findley v. City of Vidalia, 204 Ga. 279 (49 S. E. 2d 658); Georgia Casualty &c. Co. v. Turner, 208 Ga. 782 (60 S. E. 2d 771).

2. The petition in the present case is based on one legal question, and if properly made, this question stands for determination under fixed rules of law. “Title to land,” as referred to in the constitutional provision hereinabove referred to, is not involved. The case, therefore, is within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals, and not the Supreme Court. Radcliffe v. Jones, 174 Ga. 324 (162 S. E. 679); Spence v. Miller, 176 Ga. 96 (167 S. E. 188); Lewis v. Fry, 194 Ga. 842 (22 S. E. 2d 817); Bond v. Ray, 207 Ga. 559, 561 (63 S. E. 2d 399).

Transferred to the Court of Appeals.

All the Jxistices concur.

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