Legal Opinion
Barnett v. D. O. Martin Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 15, 1940No. 13501PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
The first question presented is whether or not the provisions of sections 18 to 23 of the act approved January 28, 1938 (Ga. L. Ex. Sess. 1937-8, pp. 214-247), authorizing corporations to merge or consolidate, apply to corporations chartered before the date of the approval of the act. The general rule is that laws prescribe only for the future, and usually will not be given a xetrospective operation. Code, § 102-104; Walker County Fertilizer Co. v. Napier, 184 Ca. 861 (193 S. E. 770), and cit. They will be given a retroactive effect, however, when the language imperatively…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Boyd's Lessee v. GravesSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Railroad Co. v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Pritchard v. Savannah Street & Rural Resort RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- Macon & Birmingham Railroad v. GibsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Canton Textile Mills, Inc. v. LathemSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Brundage v. New Jersey Zinc Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1967
- Undercofler v. Grantham Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Gibbons v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Federal Deposit Insurance Cor. v. BeasleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
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