Legal Opinion · Dissent

Bryant v. Georgia Railway & Power Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 14, 1926No. 5187Published

1DissentGilbert, J.

It is with extreme regret that I feel obliged to dissent from the judgment rendered by my esteemed colleagues. I am forced to dissent for the reason that, in my opinion, the manner of disposing of the case is clearly in violation of the principles *520ruled in our previous cases recently decided, and of decisions of the United States Supreme Court which we have stated this court would follow. Instead of a reversal, the judgment should have been a dismissal of the writ of certiorari. The uniform adherence to former decisions, until reviewed and overruled, is of more importance than the result of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Phillips Chemical Co. v. Dumas Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. YesbikSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
  3. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. TomlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  4. Lynch v. Southern Express Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1916
  5. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. HoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920

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