Legal Opinion
Liner v. City of Rossville
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 9, 1956No. 19441PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
1. The Georgia Declaratory Judgments Act (Ga. L. 1945, p. 137; Code, Ann. Supp., Ch. 110-11) makes no provision for a declaratory judgment which is m'erely advisory. The petition in the present case alleges that the City of Rossville “plans and intends to issue revenue-anticipation certificates ... or general-obligation bonds.” It appears that-no action has been taken by the city to issue revenue-anticipation certificates or to incur any bonded debt, and the present action seeks a declaration by the court in advance of any proceeding or action by the city either to issue…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Shippen v. FolsomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Macon & Birmingham Railroad v. GibsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- O'Jay Spread Co. v. HicksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Loftin v. Southern Security Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1926
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Baker v. City of MariettaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Carpenter v. ForsheeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Fulton County v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
- State of Georgia v. Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- Fourth Street Baptist Church of Columbus v. Board of RegistrarsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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