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HARTSFIELD v. SALEM

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213 Ga. 760 (1958)

101 S.E.2d 701

HARTSFIELD, Mayor, et al. v. SALEM.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 10, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. C. Savage, J. M. B. Bloodworth, Henry L. Bowden, Newell Edenfield, Robert S. Wiggins, Ferrin Y. Matthews, Martin McFarland, for plaintiffs in error.

Joe Salem, contra.

DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

1. Where the duty of public officers to perform specific acts is clear and well defined and is imposed by law, and when no element of discretion is involved in performance thereof, the writ of mandamus will issue to compel their performance. Code § 64-101; Hart v. Head, 186 Ga. 823 (199 S. E. 125); Wrightsville Consolidated School District v. Selig Co., 195 Ga. 408 (24 S.E.2d 306); Harmon v. James...

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