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Hoover v. PateHoover v. Pate

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 19, 1926
No. 4980
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Russell
Russell, C. J.

1. In tlie liglit of the provisions of section 2052 of the ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍Civil Code of 1910, defining industrial life insurance, and the terms of section 2507, providing that the business of industrial life insurance shall not be affected ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍by any legislation unless such insurance is expressly referred to, the act of 1923 (Acts Ex. Sess. 1923, p. 40) ehn not be properly construed to ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍include industrial insurance agents. Consequently the petitioners in this ease were not subject to the special taxes sought to be collected, and the court erred in ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍refusing air injunction.

2. The above ruling controls the decision in this case. The constitutional question, under a well-settled rule, will not be passed upon, because not ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍necessary to the adjudication.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur. Charles Q. Edwards and Bouhan & Atlcinson, for plaintiffs. George T. Gann, for defendant.

Case Details

Case Name: Hoover v. Pate
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Apr 19, 1926
Citations: 162 Ga. 206; 132 S.E. 763; 1926 Ga. LEXIS 139; No. 4980
Docket Number: No. 4980
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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