Case Name: Meadows et al. v. Taylor et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1891-03-16
Citations: 86 Ga. 804
Docket Number: 
Parties: Meadows et al. v. Taylor et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 86
Pages: 804–804

Head Matter:
Meadows et al. v. Taylor et al.
Argued at the last term.
March 16, 1891.
Certiorari. Practice. Elections. Stock-law. Before Judge Roberts. Pulaski superior court. May term, 1890.
The exception is to the dismissal of a certiorari on the ground that certiorari would not lie to the ministerial act of an ordinary in opening the returns of a stock-law election for a militia district, and proclaiming the result over the objections of the plaintiffs in certiorarimade before the returns were opened and the result declared, and in holding that this question would not be affected by the fact that at the time of the election and consolidation of the votes, a bill of exceptions was pending in the Supreme Court to a refusal of the judge of the superior court to sustain a certiorari brought by the same plaintiffs to the action of the ordinary in refusing to sustain their caveat to the petition for the election, and in ordering the election. Thé case made by the bill of exceptions last referred to will be found reported in 82 Gta. 738.
Martin & Smith, for plaintiffs.
Jordan & Watson, by brief, for defendants.

Opinion:
Simmons, J.
Under the facts as they appear in this record, the court did not err in dismissing the certiorari. Judgment affirmed,.