Walton v. Gormley

Jan 17, 1935
No. 9987
Reporters:
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Before:
Russell
Russell, Chief Justice.

Since it appears from the record in this case ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‍that the constitutionality of a statute was drawn in question, and that the Supreme Court and not the Court of Appeals ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‍has jurisdiction, and since the Court of Appeals erred in retaining- jurisdiction of the case, no adjudication will be made as ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‍to other questions raised in the petition for certiorari; but the case will be decided upon the original bill of exceptions ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‍and record after the Court of Appeals shall have transferred the case to this court as provided by the constitution. Civil ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‍Code (1910), § 6502; Mobley v. Rucker, 176 Ga. 178 (167 S. E. 104).

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur.