Polk County, Georgia v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

As I understand the decision of the majority, it does not hold that in Floyd County v. Scoggins, 164 Ga. 485, 139 S.E. 11, 53 A.L.R. 1286, from which it takes its shibboleth, its “Thou shalt not pass”, the Supreme Court of Georgia had before it for decision or undertook to decide “the precise point in controversy” here and that, therefore, it has “binding effect as a precedent therein,” within the true meaning of precedent as pointed out in the majority opinion quoting from 35 C.J.S. Federal Courts § 176, p. 1260.

If, in the light of the undisputed facts of that case and of this, as they are…