Cody v. Rhodes

Supreme Court of Georgia

Cody v. Rhodes

34 Ga. 66

DecidedNovember 15, 1864

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Cody v. Rhodes, 34 Ga. 66 (Ga. 1864).

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Opinion

Lumpkin, O. J.

The only question in this ease is, whether the certificate of a single physician is sufficient to exempt from liability to military service. The act of vacating all previous exemptions required rules to he prescribed by the Secretary of War. lie required a medical Board to act in ease of alleged physical disability. It was competent for the Secretary of War to make the rule, and therefore the certificate of a single physh cian will not answer.

Judgment Affirmed.

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Lumpkin, O. J.

The only question in this ease is, whether the certificate of a single physician is sufficient to exempt from liability to military service. The act of vacating all previous exemptions required rules to he prescribed by the Secretary of War. lie required a medical Board to act in ease of alleged physical disability. It was competent for the Secretary of War to make the rule, and therefore the certificate of a single physh cian will not answer.

Judgment Affirmed.

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34 Ga. 66, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/cody-v-rhodes-ga-1864.