Lee v. Green Land Co., Inc.

Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. Ill (2) of the Georgia Constitution of 1983 clearly and unambiguously states that “[u]nless otherwise provided by law, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction” over “[a]ll equity cases.” Because the distinction between equity and legal cases is so fundamental, neither the construction nor application of this simply worded jurisdictional grant has been the previous source of any great controversy. However, even though the General Assembly has not elected to “otherwise provide by law,” a majority of this Court today reconstrues Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. Ill (2)…