Loyd v. Mayor of Columbus
Supreme Court of Georgia
Municipal corporation. Tort. Ultra vires. Before Judge Martin. Muscogee superior court. November term, 1891. . The action of Loyd against the Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus, for damages from a tort alleged to have been committed on September 10, 1887, was dismissed on demurrer, and the plaintiff excepted. The head-note states the material part of the declaration.
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment affirmed.
Thornton & McMichael and H. C. Cameron, for plaintiff,
cited 2 Mor. Corp. §726; Cooley on Torts, 119, 120; 7 Laws. R., R. & P. 62, 92 ; 85 Ga. 420; 70 Ga. 611; new city charter, Acts 1890-1; p. 489.
J. EL Worrill and T. Y. Craweord, for defendant,
cited 69 Ga. 542; 75 Ga. 657; 74 Ga. 509; 65 Ga. 380; 40 Ga. 640; 1 Dill. Mun. Cor. §381; 2 Id. §§766, 767, 968; Horr & B. Muu. Ord. §142; 15 Am. & Eng. Ene. L. 1006-7; 3 Id. 435; Thomp. Neg. 731; 41 Am. Rep. 618; 24 Id. 601; 19 Wall. 468.
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