Ellis v. State

ON MOTION ROE REHEARING.

In a motion for rehearing counsel earnestly contends that the court reconsider its holding in the second division of the opinion. In an academic discussion of the phrase “turpentine gum” it is (a) contended the words are meaningless and do not legally describe any kind of property, and (b) that such description is too general and vague.

As to the first contention see 11 Michie’s Ga. Dig. 839, viz.: “ ‘Words generally bear their usual and common signification, but technical words, or words of art, or used in a particular trade or business, will be construed, generally,…