Legal Opinion

Bergman v. Dutton

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 14, 1948No. 16170, 16174PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Head, Justice.

The bill of exceptions in this case’ assigns error on a judgment of the Superior Court of Chatham County, holding unconstitutional and void an act of the General Assembly amending the charter of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island (Ga. L. 1947, pp. 593-601). Counsel for the plaintiff in error concede that the judgment holding the act unconstitutional follows the judgment of this court in Smith v. McMichael, 203 Ga. 74, and Cox v. Hapeville, 203 Ga. 263, but it is contended that the act amending the charter of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, showed substantial…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Mayor of Macon v. HughesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Smith v. McMichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  3. Harris v. SheffieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  4. Tolbert v. LongSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  5. Smith v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. City of MacOn v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  2. Spahos v. Mayor & Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, GeorgiaDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1962
  3. Robertson v. TempleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  4. Altman v. CooperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  5. City of Atlanta v. AycockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949

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