9-6-25. Loss prerequisite to enforcing private right.

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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.

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History

Code 1933, § 64-105.

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History of 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).

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