MATHIS v. ROWLAND

17676.

208 Ga. 571 (1951)

67 S.E.2d 760

MATHIS v. ROWLAND.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 28, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Henry Poole, for plaintiff.

J. Bowie Gray, for defendant.


HAWKINS, Justice.

1. Public drunkenness, as defined by Code § 58-608, is not an offense of which the courts of ordinary of this State have jurisdiction under the provisions of article 6, section 6, paragraph 2 of the Constitution of 1945 (Code, Ann., § 2-4102), and Code (Ann. Supp.) §§ 92A-501, 92A-502, since such an offense is not a misdemeanor case arising under the act known as the Georgia State Highway Patrol Act of 1937, or any other traffic...

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