MESSENGER v. STATE

17936.

209 Ga. 340 (1952)

72 S.E.2d 460

MESSENGER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 2, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron Kravitch, for plaintiff in error.

Andrew J. Ryan Jr., Solicitor-General, Sylvan R. Garfunkel and Thomas M. Johnson Jr., contra.


DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

The Constitution, art. 1, sec. 1, par. 21 (Code, Ann., § 2-121), declares: "There shall be no imprisonment for debt." This unambiguous language leaves no room for equivocation, exception, or doubt. It simply means that the sovereign people, speaking through its Constitution, commands the three departments of the government — legislative, executive, and judicial — and all officials...

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