Legal Opinion
Grimes v. Lindsey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 18, 1964No. 22414PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
An Act approved April 4, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 2944), fixes the salary of sheriffs in all counties of this State having a population of 500,000 or more according to the U. S. census of 1960 or any future such census at $14,400 per annum payable in equal monthly installments out of the treasuries of such counties and such Act fixes January 1, 1963, as the effective date thereof. We judicially know this Act applies to Fulton County. It increased the salary of the sheriffs affected thereby from $12,000 per annum to $14,400 per annum. The fiscal' officers of Fulton County refused…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bennett v. WheatleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Cain v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- State Highway Dept. of Ga. v. BassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Davis v. HuntSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
3Cited by4 opinions
- Smith v. Merchants & Farmers BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- In Re KnightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Thompson v. HornsbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Arnold v. Selected Sites, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1972