Jones v. Commissioners of Franklin County

I can not concur in the opinion of the Court, either in its theory or its result, because it seems to me that a substantial injury is being done to the plaintiff by a construction of a statute purely technical in its nature, and justified neither by public policy nor common right. I agree with the opinion in so far as it holds that a county is not responsible for a pure tort committed by one *458of its officers or employees; but we must remember that a tort can never confer a right upon tbe wrongdoer. If tbe county ratifies the act and keeps tbe property thus wrongfully taken, i: becomes…