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Collier v. MeansCollier v. Means

Supreme Court of Georgia
May 23, 1901
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Simmons
Simmons, C. J.

A city court, established in a “ city ‍‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‍” which is not the county-site of the county wherein the same is located and whose jurisdiction extends only over ‍‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‍the city and one militia district of that county, is not a court “ like ” either the city court ‍‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‍of Atlanta or the city court of Savannah as they existed at the time of the ratification of the ‍‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‍present constitution of this State ; and, consequently, a writ of error does not lie from a court so established ‍‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‍to the Supreme Court. Writ of error dismissed.

All the Justices concurring.

Case Details

Case Name: Collier v. Means
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: May 23, 1901
Citations: 113 Ga. 681; 39 S.E. 418; 1901 Ga. LEXIS 347
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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