Legal Opinion
Christian v. Moreland
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 12, 1947No. 16006PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The act in question having been passed in 1943, its validity must be determined by the Constitution of 1877. If unconstitutional then, it is forever void. Jones v. McCaskill, 112 Ga. 453, 456 (37 S. E. 724).
The provision of the Constitution of 1877 here involved is art. 1, sec. 4, par. 1 (Code, § 2-401), to wit: “Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State, and no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law.”
In Chappell v. Kilgore, 196 Ga. 591 (27 S.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jones v. McCaskillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Worth County v. Crisp CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Atkinson v. BaileySupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Gibson v. HoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Mayor of Danville v. Wilkinson CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Grayson-Robinson Stores Inc. v. Oneida Ltd.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Barge v. CampSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- City of Atlanta v. GowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Tift v. BushSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Calhoun County v. Early CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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