Modern Homes Construction Co. v. Burke

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “In the dividing line of power between these co-ordinate branches we find here the boundary -- construction belongs to the courts, legislation to the legislature. We can not add a line to the law, nor can the legislature enlarge or diminish a law by construction.”
• \[statutory] construction belongs to the courts\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• City of Norwood v. Horney
  Ohio Supreme Court· 2006-07-26· cited 179×
• Etkind v. Suarez
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-07-06· cited 73×
• Perdue v. Baker
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-09-04· cited 31×
• Snelling v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-09-24· cited 10×
• Snapper Power Equipment Co. v. Crook
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1992-11-19· cited 5×
• Roberts v. Markin
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1969-06-12· cited 1×
• Nylen v. Barbaris
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1974-04-16· cited 1×
• Stephanie Britt v. Savannah Sharks Cheerleading, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2025-03-14

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Northside Manor, Inc. v. Vann
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1963-10-10· cited 55×
• Railroad Commission v. Palmer Hardware Co.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1906-01-09· cited 41×
• Parks v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1956-05-14· cited 27×
• Babson v. McEachin
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1917-07-10· cited 17×
• John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Baskin
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1934-06-15· cited 17×
• Calhoun v. McLendon
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1871-01-15· cited 16×
• Meeks v. Roan
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1903-06-27· cited 16×
• Shearer v. LeMay
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1937-03-13· cited 5×
• Millen Hotel Co. v. Chastaine
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1936-10-13· cited 3×