Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Ryan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 10, 1947No. 15888PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, Chief Justice.
1. Prior to the act of 1893 (Code, § 34-3001 et seq.), it might seem that the Governor was the proper official to determine issues raised in an election contest. Code, 1873, § 1329 et seq. Under the law as it then existed, Judge Bleckley, speaking for the court in Hardin v. Colquitt, 63 Ga. 588, 592 (2), observed: “Taking all of these provisions together, there is a very powerful indication of a purpose to concentrate all disputes touching the results of elections by the people, when the person elected is to be commissioned by the Governor, before him, and to make his…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Cutts v. ScandrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- State ex rel. Low v. TownsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
- Coleman v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Hathcock v. McGouirkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Hooper v. AlmandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Mead v. SheffieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Williamson v. Perret's Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Laite v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- State of Georgia v. CarswellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Mead v. SheffieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
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