Legal Opinion

DeKalb County v. Grice

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 16, 1935No. 24452PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.

1. Where an act has been declared nnconstitntional by the Supreme Court, it is not, in subsequently arising litigation, necessary that the party who seeks to avoid the effect of the act upon the ground that it is unconstitutional raise the question respecting- the act’s unconstitutionality by specifically attacking the act upon the ground that it is unconstitutional. .The act will be treated by the courts as a nullity, and the case will be disposed of and decided as if the act had never been *888passed. Green v. Hutchinson, 128 Ga. 379 (57 S. E. 353); Zachry v. Mayor &c. of Harlem, 138 Ga. 195,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Parker v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
  2. Floyd County v. ScogginsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
  3. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
  4. Green v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  5. Perdue v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1931

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Polk County, Georgia v. Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  2. Hunter v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  3. Polk County, Georgia v. Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959

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