Cates v. Heffernan

If the validity of the provisions contained in Chapter 20,361, Acts of 1941, depended entirely upon that particular Act, some question of the validity of that act might be raised upon the following grounds:

1. Section 20 of Article III of the Constitution provides that the Legislature shall not pass special or local laws in any of certain enumerated cases, one of which is “regulating the practice of courts of justice, except municipal courts.” However, this section, when it comes to establishing courts, and providing for their jurisdiction and appellate review of their judgments, must be…