Mayor of Cuthbert v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Georgia
New trial. Discretion. Bond. Municipal corporation. Auditor. The Mayor and Council of the city of Cuthbert brought complaint against James M. Brooks, as principal, and Zadock C. Hood et al., securities, for the sum of $2,000 00, alleged' to be due upon the following bond: “GEOEGIA — City on Cuthbert: “ Know all men by these presents, that we, J. M. Brooks, as principal, and Z. C. Hood, E. L. Douglass, Thomas Coleman and Jacob Mein, as securities, are held and bound unto the…
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New trial. Discretion. Bond. Municipal corporation. Auditor. The Mayor and Council of the city of Cuthbert brought complaint against James M. Brooks, as principal, and Zadock C. Hood et al., securities, for the sum of $2,000 00, alleged' to be due upon the following bond: “GEOEGIA — City on Cuthbert: “ Know all men by these presents, that we, J. M. Brooks, as principal, and Z. C. Hood, E. L. Douglass, Thomas Coleman and Jacob Mein, as securities, are held and bound unto the present City Council of said city, in the sum of $2,000 00, for which we bind our heirs and assigns, jointly and…
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant and his securities on a bond given by him as clerk and treasurer of the city of Cuthbert. On the trial of the case, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of $53710. A motion was made for a new trial on the several grounds stated therein, which -was granted by the Court, and the plaintiff excepted. The plaintiff also made a motion to dismiss the motion for a new trial when it came on to be heard, on the ground that time had been given for filing a brief of the evidence by the Court, and…
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