Legal Opinion
Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Evans
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 10, 1931No. 7708PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.
Under the well-settled rule stated in Georgian Co. v. Jones, 154 Ga. 762 (115 S. E. 490), this court is confined in its answers to certified questions to the question propounded in manner and form as the question is propounded, and in the usual acceptation of the meaning of the words in which the question is put. This court can not imply a meaning not authorized by the language of the question, and we can not go outside of the exact question asked, nor can this court examine the record for the purpose of illumining any ambiguity in the question if such should appear. We may sum up the entire…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Logan v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Catholic Bishop of Nesqually v. GibbonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Stiles v. Davis & BartonSupreme Court of the United States · 1861
- Georgian Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Hodges v. Seaboard Loan & Savings Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Culpepper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931