Legal Opinion
State of Georgia v. Blasingame
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 16, 1956No. 19165PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
Both the 1951 act (Ga. L. 1951, p. 149) as amended (Ga. L. 1952, p. 397), authorizing the State Highway Department to contract with The Ocean Highway and Port Authority, a Florida Authority, for the construction and operation of a toll road, and the contract executed May 16, 1955, in pursuance of that act, offend the Constitution (Code, Ann., § 2-5601) and are void unless authorized by the Constitution (Code, Ann., § 2-5901). Barwick v. Roberts, 188 Ga. 655 (4 S. E. 2d 664); Barwick v. Roberts, 192 Ga. 783 (16 S. E. 2d 867); McLucas v. State Bridge Building Authority,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Williamson v. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Botts v. Southeastern Pipe-Line Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Sheffield v. State School Bldg. AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- McLucas v. State Bridge Building AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Chestatee Pyrites Co. v. Cavenders Creek Gold Mining Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Mulkey v. QuillianSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Building Authority of Fulton County v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Stewart v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Vandiver v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Hicks v. Florida State Board of AdministrationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
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