Dorsett v. Garrard
Supreme Court of Georgia
Officers. Counties. Principal and agent. Trusts. Public policy. Contracts. Ratification. Before Judge Harden. City court of Savannah. February term, 1890. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
It appears from the record in this case that the county of Chatham had five commissioners and ex officio judges, whose duty it was to look after the interests of the county with regard to its roads, bridges, public buildings and other property, its financial affairs, etc., and to perform this service without compensation. The county owned a certain tract of land in the city of Savannah^ which the commissioners desired to sell, and it was advertised for sale by their order. Garrard and Myers, the defendants in error, saw the advertisement and concluded to purchase the…
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