Legal Opinion
Krasner v. Harper
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 28, 1954No. 35114PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarlisle, J.
1.(a) A county board of education is not a corporate body with power to sue and to be sued, in the ordinary sense, but is merely the agency through which the county, as a subdivision of the State, acts in school matters; and, when the members of the board of education, acting as such board, act upon matters lawfully within the jurisdiction of the board, it is the county acting through “its corporate authority”; and a county is not liable to suit unless there is a statute which in express terms or by necessary implication so declares. Board of Education for Houston County v. Hunt, 29 Ga. App.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Great American Indemnity Co. v. TickersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Arnold v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Russell v. BurroughsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Roberts v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Board of Education v. Southern Michigan National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. KeefeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Googe v. Florida International Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Richards v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Foster v. Cobb County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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