Legal Opinion
Harris County v. Penton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 3, 1993No. A93A0883PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Ben H. Penton brought suit against Harris County for breach of an employment contract. Both parties moved for summary judgment, with Penton contending that the only issues remaining for trial were the amount of damages and whether the county failed to honor the contract in bad faith. The county appeals the grant of partial summary judgment in favor of Penton and the denial of its cross-motion for summary judgment.
Harris County, by the assent of three of its five commissioners in office on July 3, 1990, contracted with Penton to act as its county manager. On January 3, 1991, a…
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