Legal Opinion
Reynolds v. Brosnan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 17, 1930No. Nos. 7696, 7697PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
1. No legal authority to zone the territory comprising the City of Albany has been enacted since the amendment to the constitution of Georgia, submitted and ratified in the year 1927. Eor that reason the constitutionality of the acts referred to in the answer of the defendant must be based on the constitution as it was prior to said amendment.
2. “It is well settled that the first ten articles of amendment to the constitution of the United States were not intended to limit the powers of the States, in.respect of their own people, but to operate on the national government only.” Spies v.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Spies v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Eilenbecker v. District Court of Plymouth CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Standard Oil Co. v. KahnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
- Howell v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Grayson-Robinson Stores Inc. v. Oneida Ltd.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Howden v. Mayor of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Jones v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Loftis Plumbing & Heating Co. v. QuarlesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Commissioners v. CateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
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