Milburn v. Glynn County

Plaintiff brought suit against Glynn County on a written contract made September 12, 1897, between himself and the commissioners of roads and revenues of that county. By virtue of the terms of this agreement, he was employed as an architect to make plans and specifications for a court-house for the county, and to supervise the construction of the building, for which he was to be paid a certain percentage of the cost of its erection. It appears from the petition that the terms of this contract were practically agreed upon by parol between the parties in February, 1897; and before the written…