Legal Opinion
Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. Wise
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 16, 1940No. 13231PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, Justice.
The legislative act in adopting the present Code had the force and effect of enacting into one statute all the provisions in that Code. Elder v. Home Building & Loan Asso., 188 Ga. 113, 115 (3 S. E. 2d, 75); Barnes v. Carter, 120 Ga. 895, 897 (48 S. E. 387), Central of Ga. Ry. Co. v. State, 104 Ga. 831 (31 S. E. 531, 42 L. R. A. 518); Stone v. Georgia Loan & Trust Co., 107 Ga. 524 (33 S. E. 861). Just as is the rule in construing statutes, where the Code section involved is plain, unambiguous, and positive, and is not capable of two constructions, the court is not authorized…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. FergusonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Metropolitan Street Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- Southern Railway Co. v. SlatonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. MichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Anderson v. CooperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- Sirota v. Kay Homes Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Georgia Northern Ry. Co. v. HathcockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Southern Railway Company v. LileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
- Cobb County Board of Tax Assessors v. MorrisonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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