Legal Opinion
McAllister v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 4, 1965No. 22741PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mobley, Justice.
Art. I, Sec. IV, Par. I (Code § 2-401) of the Georgia Constitution provides: “Laws of a general nature Shall have uniform operation throughout the State, and no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law. No general law affecting private rights, shall be varied in any particular case by special legislation . . .”
It is well settled that the legislature may classify counties for purposes of legislation, but “the basis of classification must have some reasonable relation to the subject-matter of the law, and must furnish…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Stewart v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Futrell v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Worth County v. Crisp CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Geele v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Simpson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Wilder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- City of Columbus v. Atlanta Cigar Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- City of Columbus v. Atlanta Cigar Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Kilpatrick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Henry D. Dodson and G. Everett Millican v. William Graham, Jr., Etc., Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972