Legal Opinion
Houlihan v. Saussy
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 10, 1949No. 167380PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Presiding Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) It is insisted by counsel for the intervenors that the act of 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 440) is violative of article 3, section 11, paragraph 1, of the Constitution of 1945 (Code, Ann., § 2-2301) which provides that “the General Assembly may, at any time, by a majority vote of both branches prescribe other and different salaries for all of the elective officers provided for in this Constitution, but no such change shall affect the officers then in commission.”
Article 11, section 2, paragraph 1, of the Constitution of 1945 (Code,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Collins v. RussellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- McGill v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Thomas v. MacNeillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Graham v. MerrittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
- National Surety Corporation v. GatlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Warren v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- McLucas v. State Bridge Building AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Laurens County v. KeenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- Tift v. BushSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Smith v. AbercrombieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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