Legal Opinion

Griffin v. Sisson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 10, 1917No. 139PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Questions certified by. Court of Appeals (Case No. 7269).

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.

1. The Court of Appeals certified to this court the question of the effect of the constitutional amendment of 1916, defining the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals, upon so much of the act of 1913 (Acts 1913, p. 145) establishing the municipal court of Atlanta as authorizes a writ of error from that court to the Court of Appeals in virtue- of the constitutional amendment of 1912, empowering the General Assembly to establish municipal courts in cities having a population of over 20,000, with provision for the correction of errors by the superior court, or the Court of Appeals or the Supreme…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ex Parte McCardleSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  2. United States v. Heirs of BoisdoréSupreme Court of the United States · 1849
  3. Railroad Co. v. GrantSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  4. Welborne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  5. Hammond v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. RedwineSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  2. Clements v. PowellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  3. Reed v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Dillon v. Continental Trust Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  5. Baggett Transportation Co. v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963

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