Legal Opinion
Sumter County v. Allen
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 12, 1941No. 13937, 13941PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
We consider first the main bill of exceptions.
It is a well-established rule of j'udicial procedure that the constitutionality of a statute will not be decided, if the case can be properly determined without deciding such question. Georgia Power Co. v. Decatur, 173 Ga. 219 (3) (159 S. E. 863); Moore v. Bell, 186 Ga. 583 (2) (198 S. E. 711). It is also the rule that if a statute is reasonably susceptible of two constructions, one harmonizing it with the constitution and the other rendering it unconstitutional, the former construction is generally to be preferred. Smith v. Evans,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Erwin v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
- Board of Tax-Assessors v. CatledgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Carroll v. RagsdaleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Stewart v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- State Revenue Commission v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Deal v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- City of Valdosta v. SingletonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Humthlett v. ReevesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Carpenter v. ForsheeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- City of Calhoun v. North Georgia Electric Membership Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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