Legal Opinion

Bowers v. Fulton County

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 17, 1969No. 25380PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grice, Justice.

This appeal from the second trial of a condemnation proceeding was brought to this court on the theory that construction of a provision of the Georgia Constitution has been invoked. However, we take the view that application, rather than construction, is involved. The Court of Appeals has jurisdiction to apply the constitutional provision to the facts here. See in this connection, Gulf Paving Co. v. City of Atlanta, 149 Ga. 114 (99 SE 374); Sutiles v. Hill Crest Cemetery, 209 Ga. 160 (71 SE2d 217). Since there is no basis for this court’s jurisdiction, the case must be

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gulf Paving Co. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
  2. SUTTLES, Tax Collector v. HILL CREST CEMETERY INC.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1952

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Department of Transportation v. Consolidated Equities Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  2. Shelton v. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  3. Bowers v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  4. Bowers v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  5. Bowers v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1969

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