ALEXANDER v. CITIZENS & SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK

19262.

212 Ga. 295 (1956)

92 S.E.2d 16

ALEXANDER v. CITIZENS & SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 12, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. A. Alexander, James A. Branch, for plaintiff in error.

Douglas, Adams & Adams, Corish & Alexander, Grady L. Dickey, contra.


DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

1. A private citizen may not sue a municipality as a citizen and taxpayer unless he shows peculiar and special interest not shared by the general public. Perkins v. Mayor &c. of Madison, 175 Ga. 714 (165 S. E. 811).

2. There are no exceptions to the following Code sections: Code § 40-1610; Code, Ann. Supp., §§ 40-1618, 40-1619 (Ga. L. 1943, pp. 284, 287); Code § 24-2908 (5), designating who may...

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