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Houlihan v. Heery

Supreme Court of Georgia
Sep 12, 1949
55 S.E.2d 244 (Ga. 1949)

Summary

In Houlihan v. Heery, 205 Ga. 735, 737 (55 S.E.2d 244), a judge sought to test the constitutionality of a statute on the ground that it denied him equal protection of the law in that, while it raised his salary, it did not raise it as much as others' salaries.

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Opinion

16739.

SEPTEMBER 12, 1949.

Exception to declaratory judgment. Before Judge Price. Chatham Superior Court. May 6, 1949.

John J. Bouhan, for plaintiffs.

Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Spence M. Grayson, Owen H. Page, Gilbert E. Johnson, and Albert L. Cobb, for defendants.


Without intimating that a Judge of the Municipal Court of Savannah is a constitutional officer, the court concludes that the questions raised in this case are controlled in principle by the decision in Houlihan v. Atkinson, ante, 720.

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.

No. 16739. SEPTEMBER 12, 1949.


Summaries of

Houlihan v. Heery

Supreme Court of Georgia
Sep 12, 1949
55 S.E.2d 244 (Ga. 1949)

In Houlihan v. Heery, 205 Ga. 735, 737 (55 S.E.2d 244), a judge sought to test the constitutionality of a statute on the ground that it denied him equal protection of the law in that, while it raised his salary, it did not raise it as much as others' salaries.

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Case details for

Houlihan v. Heery

Case Details

Full title:HOULIHAN et al., Commissioners, v. HEERY, Chief Judge, et al

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Sep 12, 1949

Citations

55 S.E.2d 244 (Ga. 1949)
205 Ga. 735

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