Gwinnett County v. Archer

Felton, Chief Judge.

Accepting the facts alleged in the petition as being true, except in one instance where a contradiction appears, the petition sets forth a cause of action against all the defendants on the theory that the former commissioners paid an excessive fee to their attorney Roberts and delegated to him the authority to settle with and pay other attorneys for the county so as to enable Roberts to retain for himself an exhorbitant amount for the services rendered by him. There will be no attempt on the part of this court to construe the petition except in case of conflicting…