Legal Opinion
Fulton County v. Spratlin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 9, 1954No. 18491PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hawkins, Justice.
1. “Until final judgment upon a pending action, the repeal of. a statute which gives the cause of action upon which the suit is predicated destroys the right, and the action ipso facto abates. As long as the defendant has a right of exception to any judgment which may have been rendered in such an action, such judgment is not final, and the repeal of the statute deprives the courts of any further jurisdiction of the case.” Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Lumpkin, 99 Ga. 647 (26 S. E. 74).
2. As was said in City of Valdosta v. Singleton, 197 Ga. 194, 208 (28 S. E. 2d 759), “a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Texas Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- City of Valdosta v. SingletonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Franklin v. HarperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. LumpkinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Bowers v. KellerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
3Cited by40 opinions
- Hill v. WillisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Palmer v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Willis v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Calhoun v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
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