Legal Opinion
Leggitt v. Allen
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 10, 1951No. 17523PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
The object of the Constitution (Code, Ann., § 2-3704; Ga. L. 1945, p. 43) in conferring jurisdiction in specified classes of cases upon the Supreme Court is to require that all decisions in cases that involve the subjects there covered be made by the Supreme Court. But with equal clarity the Constitution (Code, Ann., § 2-3708; Ga. L. 1945, p. 44) directs that in all cases where such subjects are not involved the Court of Appeals must make the decision. Therefore the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in partitioning proceedings brought under Code §§ 85-1504, 85-1511,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gilbert Hotel No. 22 Inc. v. BlackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Blount v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Martin v. Home Owners Loan CorporationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Werner v. WernerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Sanders v. HughesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Wiley v. WileySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Skipper v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Lorenz v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- State of Georgia v. CraneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
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