Legal Opinion
Hutchins v. Candler
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 12, 1952No. 17999PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
Generally this court will not decide constitutional questions unless a decision on the constitutional question is essential to a proper determination of the cause. Oglesby v. State, 123 Ga. 506 (51 S. E. 505); Harper v. Davis, 197 Ga. 762, 765 (30 S. E. 2d, 481); Richmond County v. Harper, 206 Ga. 517 (57 S. E. 2d, 595). In the present case, the petitioners base their action upon the alleged invalidity of the acts of 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 382) and 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 85), providing for a cadastral survey in certain counties. It is contended that these acts are special laws…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Churchill v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
- Robitzsch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Wallace v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- County of Pulaski v. Thompson & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Bradford v. HammondSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Humthlett v. ReevesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Hutchins v. HowardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Colvard v. RidleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Rogers v. DeKalb County Board of Tax AssessorsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Deason v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
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