Legal Opinion
Longino v. Hanley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 15, 1937No. 11683PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
A controlling question is upon construction of the resolution. Are the words “are authorized to refund,” considered with the context, mandatory or merely permissive? It'is declared in the Code, § 102-103; “The following meanings shall be given to the following words in all statutes, unless a different meaning is apparent from the context: . . May ordinarily denotes permission and not command. Where the word as used in a statute concerns the public interest or affects the rights of third persons it will be construed to mean ‘'must5 or “’shall/” See also Mason v. Fearson, 9…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Leeper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1890
- Jennings v. SuggsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Whitley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. SasserSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Smith v. FullerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Week v. Big Bunker Hill Mining Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- McCook v. LongSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- CROSBY Et Al. v. JOHNSON Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
- Bethel v. FlemingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- Washburn v. MacNeillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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