Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Red Bud Consolidated School District
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 15, 1938No. 12459PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Presiding Justice.
1. Article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the constitution (Code, § 2-5501), inhibits a political division of the State (except as in the constitution provided for) from incurring a debt exceeding “seven per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein.”
2. “It is a . . rule in the construction of grants of exemptions from taxation, whether such grants be by statute or the constitution, that such exemptions should be strictly construed in favor of the public, and that nothing passes by implication; but this rule must not be pushed to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ty Ty Consolidated School District v. Colquitt Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- City of Columbus v. Muscogee Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Mayor of Gainesville v. Brenau CollegeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- Richardson v. Executive Committee of Baptist ConventionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Seaboard Air-Line Railway Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Dougherty County Bd. of Ed. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Plantation Pipe Line Co. v. City of BremenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Cherokee Brick & Tile Co. v. RedwineSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Rayle Electric Membership Corporation v. CookSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. KeefeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
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