BOWERY SAVINGS BANK et al. v. DEKALB COUNTY et al., 239 Ga. 398, 236 S.E.2.d 757 (1977)

Supreme Court of Georgia, (June 15, 1977)

Docket number: 32441
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Transferred to the Court of Appeals. All the Justices concur.

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Supreme Court of Georgia - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION v. CLAUSSEN PAVING COMPANY; and vice versa., 246 Ga. 807, 273 S.E.2.d 161 (1980)

Georgia Court Of Appeals - Spires Et Al. v. Kim Et Al., 203 Ga. App. 302, 416 S.E.2d 780 (1992)

Georgia Court Of Appeals - Henderson v. Glen Oak, Inc., 179 Ga. App. 380, 346 S.E.2d 842 (1986)

Georgia Court Of Appeals - Peoples Bank of Bartow County v. Austin., 159 Ga. App. 223, 283 S.E.2d 89 (1981)

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Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Haynes R. Roberts, for appellants.

Appellants filed a suit for declaratory judgment against the appellee, DeKalb County. The petition sought to declare that appellants were not liable for payment of water, sewer and sanitary services rendered to prior owners of the properties that are now owned by the appellants. Appellants further prayed that the trial court issue an order permanently enjoining appellees from disconnecting such services and from initiating lien foreclosure proceedings with respect to the said properties.

In granting the appellees' motion for summary judgment and denying appellants' injunctive relief, the trial court held that certain ordinances in the DeKalb County Code validly authorized the county to terminate water, sewage and sanitary services to the appellants even though these debts had been incurred by previous owners of the property. Further, the court found that the county's lien for delinquent water, sewer and sanitary services was not subordinate to appellants' prior recorded deeds to secure debt upon the properties.

In filing their appeal to this court the appellants contend that we have jurisdiction because "the action involves questions of the granting of equitable relief and the constitutionality of laws or ordinances of a political subdivision of the State of Georgia."

Without reaching the merits of appellees' contention that the constitutional questions raised on appeal were not raised in the lower court and, therefore, not properly reviewable by an appellate court, we recognize that this court does not have jurisdiction of all constitutional questions, but only those which involve the construction of the Georgia and the United States Constitutions, or the constitutionality of state or federal laws. The Constitution provides nothing with respect to our jurisdiction over questions involving the constitutionality of county ordinances. Beard v. City of Atlanta, 211 Ga. 25 (83 SE2d 594) (1954); Shipman v. Johnson, 210 Ga. 174 (78 SE2d 515) (1953); Dade County v. State, 239 Ga. 122 (1977).

Wendell K. Willard, Dillard & Shearer, George P. Dillard, for appellees.

1977

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