Court Opinion

ID: 9810410
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 21:49:25.928976+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:39:54.447989
License: Public Domain

Bbogden, J.,
concurring in result. I have grave doubt as to the constitutionality of the statute because it does not provide for notice to the stockholder before judgment and execution. Execution cannot issue. *50except upon a regular judgment, regularly obtained according to law. I do not agree that tbe judgment mentioned in tbe statute, is a tadpole judgment. It appears to me that it is a full fledged frog from tbe beginning.- Furthermore, tbe only case cited to support this phase of tbe statute is tbe Bennett case. It is to be noted, however, that tbe Georgia statute expressly provides for personal notice before judgment.
It is declared in tbe opinion, “An appeal stays execution to enforce tbe assessment.” Consequently, a stockholder cannot be compelled to .pay until bis defense has been determined by a jury. This result saves tbe day.
I am authorized to say that Clarkson, J., concurs in this view of tbe case.