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Beckanstin v. Drake

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 11, 1954No. 34812PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtQuillian, J.

A county board of education is not a corporate body with the power to sue and be sued. Consequently, a suit for the breach of a contract cannot be brought against it. It is merely an agency through which the county acts in school matters. Board of Education of Candler County v. Southern Michigan Nat. Bank, 184 Ga. 641 (192 S. E. 382); Mattox v. Board of Education of Liberty County, 148 Ga. 577 (97 S. E. 532, 5 A. L. R. 568); Smith v. Board of Education of Washington County, 153 Ga. 758 (113 S. E. 147); Board of Education of Houston County v. Hunt, 29 Ga. App. 665 (116 S. E. 900).

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mattox v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
  2. Smith v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  3. Board of Education v. Southern Michigan National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  4. Board of Education v. HuntCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
  5. Richter v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Zaneta (Joi) Rainey Lightfoot v. Henry County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
  2. Foster v. Cobb County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Wilson v. StrangeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Knight v. Troup County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Winchester Construction Co. v. Miller County Board of EducationDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1993

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