Legal Opinion

Collins v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 12, 1949No. 16818PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Candler, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Headnoté 1 requires no elaboration.

It is contended by the plaintiff in error that the last sentence of the act is a new and different subject-matter, not included in the title thereof, and for that reason the entire act is unconstitutional. That sentence of the act provides that “A failure to pay for the material or labor so furnished shall be prima facie evidence of the intent to defraud.” In Cady v. Jardine, 185 Ga. 9, 11 (193 S. E. 869), it was held: “It is well settled that provisions germane to the general subject-matter embraced in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cady v. JardineSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  2. Lamar v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Reid v. PerkersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  3. Coffee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
  4. Coffee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
  5. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

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