Legal Opinion
Lawson v. City of Moultrie
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 13, 1942No. 14276PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
In Miller v. Head, 186 Ga. 694 (198 S. E. 680), this court held that neither the revenue-certificate law of 1937 (Ga. L. 1937, pp. 761 et seq.), nor the resolution adopted by the authorities of the county having for its purpose the establishment and maintenance of a waterworks system in accordance with that act, was violative of the constitution of this State, art. 7, sec. 7, par. 1 (Code, § 2-5501), limiting the powers of counties and municipalities in relation to debt. That decision dealt with the right of a county to construct a waterworks system, and, in anticipation of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Renfroe v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Aven v. Steiner Cancer Hospital Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Miller v. HeadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Williams v. City Council of West PointSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
- Byars v. City of GriffinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
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3Cited by17 opinions
- City of Valdosta v. SingletonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- State Ports Authority v. ArnallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Dejarnette v. Hospital Authority of AlbanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Zepp v. Mayor & Council of the City of AthensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Southern Airways Co. v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
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