Legal Opinion
Mu Beta Chapter Chi Omega House Corp. v. Davison
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 14, 1941No. 13731PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
The problem presented is whether or not the plaintiff’s property is exempted from taxation under the constitution and laws of this State. Art. 7, sec. 2, par. 2 (Code, §§ 2-5002, 92-201). If exempt, it is only because it is property used exclusively as an institution of purely public charity. The test is not whether the plaintiff is an organization of purely public charity, but whether the property itself is dedicated to charity and used exclusively as an institution of purely public charity. Richardson v. Executive Committee of the Baptist Convention, 176 Ga. 705 (169 S. E.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Trustees of the Academy v. BohlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Mundy v. Van HooseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Knox College v. Board of ReviewIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
- Beta Theta PI Corp. v. Board of Com'rs of Cleveland CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- Tharpe v. Central Georgia Council of Boy Scouts of AmericaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Delta Psi Fraternity v. City of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
- United Hospitals Service Ass'n v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- York Rite Bodies of Freemasonry v. Board of EqualizationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Camp v. Fulton County Medical SocietySupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Georgia Osteopathic Hospital, Inc. v. AlfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
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