11 Georgia opinions name it 2 courts 1884–2022 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Georgia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.green2 sentences2022Co., 109 Ga. 716, 728 (35 SE 37) (1900) (“In construing a constitution, a safe rule is to give its words such significance as they have at common law; especially if there is nothing in the instrument to indicate an intention by its framers that the language in question should have a different construction.”); see also State v. Chulpayev, 20 296 Ga. 764, 780 (3) (a) (770 SE2d 808) (2015) (“The common law of England as of May 14, 1776, has long been the backstop law of Georgia[.]””) (citation omitted). 2022Co., 109 Ga. 716, 728 (35 SE 37) (1900) (“In construing a constitution, a safe rule is to give its words such significance as they have at common law; especially if there is nothing in the instrument to indicate an intention by its framers that the language in question should have a different construction.”); see also State v. Chulpayev, 20 296 Ga. 764, 780 (3) (a) (770 SE2d 808) (2015) (“The common law of England as of May 14, 1776, has long been the backstop law of Georgia[.]””) (citation omitted). | 3 | 5 |
Elliott v. Stategreen2 sentences2019Elliott v. State , 305 Ga. 179 , 212 (IV) (B), 824 S.E.2d 265 (2019). 2019Elliott v. State , 305 Ga. 179 , 212 (IV) (B), 824 S.E.2d 265 (2019). | 1 | 2 |
State v. Chulpayevgreen2 sentences2022Co., 109 Ga. 716, 728 (35 SE 37) (1900) (“In construing a constitution, a safe rule is to give its words such significance as they have at common law; especially if there is nothing in the instrument to indicate an intention by its framers that the language in question should have a different construction.”); see also State v. Chulpayev, 20 296 Ga. 764, 780 (3) (a) (770 SE2d 808) (2015) (“The common law of England as of May 14, 1776, has long been the backstop law of Georgia[.]””) (citation omitted). 2022Co., 109 Ga. 716, 728 (35 SE 37) (1900) (“In construing a constitution, a safe rule is to give its words such significance as they have at common law; especially if there is nothing in the instrument to indicate an intention by its framers that the language in question should have a different construction.”); see also State v. Chulpayev, 20 296 Ga. 764, 780 (3) (a) (770 SE2d 808) (2015) (“The common law of England as of May 14, 1776, has long been the backstop law of Georgia[.]””) (citation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Georgia Power Co. v. Gillespiegreen2 sentences2003See also Ga. Power Co. v. Gillespie, 49 Ga. App. 788, 793 ( 176 SE 786 ) (1934) (while electricity is a dangerous force, there is a safe and standard practice for handling it which if followed does not result in harm). 2003See also Ga. Power Co. v. Gillespie, 49 Ga. App. 788, 793 ( 176 SE 786 ) (1934) (while electricity is a dangerous force, there is a safe and standard practice for handling it which if followed does not result in harm). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Georgia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Murchison v. Sergent
green
1 sentence1988In the instant case, the notice was posted not only on the registration card, compare Murchison, supra, but also in the guest’s room and behind the registration desk. | 1 | 1988–1988 |
Turner v. Peacock
neutral
2 sentences1949To take the case out of the general rule requiring executors to sell at public sale, the intention of the testator should be plainly and distinctly expressed in the words of the power, or should be found by necessary implication from the language used in conferring such power.” In Turner v. Peacock, 153 Ga. 870 ( 113 S. E. 585 ), this court had before it exceptions to a charge of the court which instructed the jury that under the will of the testator his executrix had no right to make a private sale of land, it being insisted by the movant that she did have such power. 1949To take the case out of the general rule requiring executors to sell at public sale, the intention of the testator should be plainly and distinctly expressed in the words of the power, or should be found by necessary implication from the language used in conferring such power.” In Turner v. Peacock, 153 Ga. 870 ( 113 S. E. 585 ), this court had before it exceptions to a charge of the court which instructed the jury that under the will of the testator his executrix had no right to make a private sale of land, it being insisted by the movant that she did have such power. | 1 | 1949–1949 |
Perkins County v. Graff
green
1 sentence1918They had not, however, ■ been signed by him until July 3d, 1884, on which date the court held ‘that the person who then signed the bonds as mayor was a' private citizen/ The court says: ‘We have always held that even bona fide purchasers of municipal bonds must take the risk of the official character of those who execute them/ The only safe rule to follow, therefore, is that bonds must bear the signature of officials who are in office at the time of delivery and payment, which is, under many decisions of the Federal courts and the courts of various States, equivalent to the date of ‘issue/ See | 1 | 1918–1918 |
Cleveland v. City Council of Spartanburg
green
1 sentence1918They had not, however, ■ been signed by him until July 3d, 1884, on which date the court held ‘that the person who then signed the bonds as mayor was a' private citizen/ The court says: ‘We have always held that even bona fide purchasers of municipal bonds must take the risk of the official character of those who execute them/ The only safe rule to follow, therefore, is that bonds must bear the signature of officials who are in office at the time of delivery and payment, which is, under many decisions of the Federal courts and the courts of various States, equivalent to the date of ‘issue/ See | 1 | 1918–1918 |
Black v. Fishburne
neutral
1 sentence1918They had not, however, ■ been signed by him until July 3d, 1884, on which date the court held ‘that the person who then signed the bonds as mayor was a' private citizen/ The court says: ‘We have always held that even bona fide purchasers of municipal bonds must take the risk of the official character of those who execute them/ The only safe rule to follow, therefore, is that bonds must bear the signature of officials who are in office at the time of delivery and payment, which is, under many decisions of the Federal courts and the courts of various States, equivalent to the date of ‘issue/ See | 1 | 1918–1918 |
Puryear v. Stansell
green
1 sentence1913Great American Fire Asso. v. Jenkins, 11 Ga. App. 784 . | 1 | 1913–1913 |
McDougald v. Banks
neutral
1 sentence1884Banks, 13 Ga., 451 , this court held that, “ to take advantage of the first section of the statute of frauds, declaring parol leases void, it is necessary to plead it, unless the pleadings of the plaintiff show that his case is not within the exceptions to that statute.” In delivering the opinion of the court, Nisbet, J., said: “It is a safe rule always to plead the statute. | 1 | 1884–1884 |
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