Richmond County v. Harper

1 Citing case

  1. Hutchins v. Candler

    209 Ga. 415 (Ga. 1952)   Cited 16 times
    In Hutchins v. Candler, 209 Ga. 415 (2) (73 S.E.2d 191), we held that the Tax Assessors of DeKalb County could use the information contained in a cadastral survey which had been made for the county if the assessors found it to be the best and most accurate data obtainable for determining just and fair tax values.

    1. Generally this court will not decide constitutional questions unless a decision on the constitutional question is essential to a proper determination of the cause. Oglesby v. State, 123 Ga. 506 ( 51 S.E. 505); Harper v. Davis, 197 Ga. 762, 765 ( 30 S.E.2d 481); Richmond County v. Harper, 206 Ga. 517 ( 57 S.E.2d 595). In the present case, the petitioners base their action upon the alleged invalidity of the acts of 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 382) and 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 85), providing for a cadastral survey in certain counties.