Legal Opinion

Barrentine v. Griner

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 12, 1949No. 16746, 16755PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wyatt, Justice.

1. The Code (Ann. Supp.), § 58-1010.1, dealing with the manner in which an election may be held on the question of nullifying a previous election legalizing the sale of whisky in a county, specifically provides that the ordinary shall call such an election “upon a petition by at least 35 percent of the registered qualified voters” of the county. Among the prerequisites to the call of such an election are: (1) no election can be called within two years after the -date of the declaration of the result of a previous election (Code, Ann. Supp., § 58-1010); (2) no election shall be…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Caldwell v. BarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  2. Skrine v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  3. Byrd v. Prudential InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  4. Whittle v. WhitleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  5. Glass v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Laite v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  2. Kemp v. Mitchell County Democratic Executive CommitteeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  3. Altman v. CooperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  4. Committee for New Cobb County Revenue v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  5. Kemp v. MITCHELL CO. DEMO. EX. COM.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1960

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