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Home » US Law » 2022 Georgia Code » Title 9 - Civil Practice » Chapter 6 - Extraordinary Writs » Article 2 - Mandamus » § 9-6-25. Loss Prerequisite to Enforcing Private Right

In order for a plaintiff to enforce a private right by mandamus he must show pecuniary loss for which he cannot be compensated in damages.

History. Code 1933, § 64-105.

History of Code section.

The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decisions in Atlantic Ice & Coal Corp. v. Town of Decatur, 154 Ga. 882 , 115 S.E. 912 (1923), and Board of Comm’rs v. Montgomery, 170 Ga. 361 , 153 S.E. 34 (1930).