Legal Opinion

Ayers v. Franklin County

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 5, 1945No. 15294PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duckworth, Justice.

The Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction to review a judgment sustaining a demurrer to a petition against Franklin County seeking only a judgment, because of personal injuries, in the amount of $20,000. Code, § 2-3005. Nor does the fact that the plaintiff in error excepts to such judgment upon the ground that it offends article 1, section 1, paragraph 2 and article 7, section 6, paragraph 2 of the constitution (Code, §§ 2-102, 2-5402) confer jurisdiction upon the Supreme Court. The exception does not require a construction of the provisions of the constitution, but…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Head v. Edgar Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  2. Chastain v. AlfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  3. Wynn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Steve M. Solomon, Jr., Inc. v. EdgarCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
  2. Martin v. PierceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  3. Lucas v. Continental Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  4. Foster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. Walker v. SuttonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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