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Fenimore v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jan 31, 1994
438 S.E.2d 911 (Ga. 1994)

Opinion

S93A1541.

DECIDED JANUARY 31, 1994.

OCGA § 41-3-1; constitutional question. Richmond Superior Court. Before Judge Mulherin.

John P. Batson, for appellant.

Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, for appellee.


During the pendency of S. J. T., Inc. v. Richmond County, 263 Ga. 267 ( 430 S.E.2d 726) (1993) in this court, which was an appeal by Fenimore, the appellant in this case, from the order enjoining nude dancing at Fenimore's establishment under Richmond County's nude dancing ordinance, the district attorney brought this separate action attempting to enjoin the performances at Fenimore's establishment as a nuisance under OCGA § 41-3-1 et seq. The trial court found the performances at the establishment constituted a nuisance as alleged, and entered the injunctive order appealed from here. Thereafter, we issued our opinion in S. J. T., Inc. v. Richmond County, supra, upholding as constitutional the Richmond County nude dancing ordinance, and thus affirming the enforcement of that ordinance against Fenimore.

The nuisance statute, OCGA § 41-3-1 et seq., has no application in the context of this case. Accordingly, the trial court's injunctive order based on that statute is reversed.

Judgment reversed. All the Justices concur, except Sears-Collins, J., who concurs in the judgment only.


DECIDED JANUARY 31, 1994.


Summaries of

Fenimore v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jan 31, 1994
438 S.E.2d 911 (Ga. 1994)
Case details for

Fenimore v. State

Case Details

Full title:FENIMORE v. THE STATE

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Jan 31, 1994

Citations

438 S.E.2d 911 (Ga. 1994)
438 S.E.2d 911