State Supreme Court / Ga.

Dade County v. State of Georgia

Decided September 5, 1946. Thomas S. Candler wrote the opinion for the court.

39 S.E.2d 473 · Cited 56 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Stegall v. Southwest Ga. Housing Authority · 30 S.E.2d 196
McDowell v. McDowell · 20 S.E.2d 602
White v. State of Georgia · 27 S.E.2d 695
Thompson v. State · 33 S.E.2d 903
Emerson v. Southwest Georgia Regional Housing Authority · 27 S.E.2d 334
Daniel v. City of Claxton · 35 Ga. App. 107
Veal v. Deepstep Consolidated School District · 34 Ga. App. 67
Brockett v. Maxwell · 36 S.E.2d 638
Brockett v. Maxwell · 35 S.E.2d 906

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Findley v. City of Vidalia · 49 S.E.2d 658
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Tomlinson v. Sadler · 107 S.E.2d 215
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