Legal Opinion
Parrish v. Mayor of Savannah
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 10, 1938No. 12007PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
This case presents the question whether the act of the General Assembly providing that no action for damages shall be instituted against the City of Savannah unless written notice of the injury shall be given the mayor and aldermen of the city within six months from the date of the injury (Ga. L. 1915, p. 825) is unconstitutional on the ground that it violates the provision of the constitution of Georgia that “no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law.” Code, § 2-401. The plaintiff instituted a suit against the City…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Cooper v. RollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Stewart v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Wright v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Union Dry Goods Co. v. Georgia Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1914
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3Cited by7 opinions
- City of Atlanta v. HudginsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
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- Shoemaker v. Aldmor Management, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Moore v. WhaleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Dinkler v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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