Georgia Military Institute v. Simpson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint, in the Superior Court of Cobb county. Tried before Judge Rio;, at the March Term, i860. On the 22d day of May, 1858, Leonard A. Simpson contracted and agreed with the Board of Visitors of the Georgia Military Institute, to construct and finish a building on the premises of said Institute, for the sum of forty-two hundred and fifty dollars. The building was to be constructed and finished by a specified time, and in accordance with certain prescribed specifications.
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Complaint, in the Superior Court of Cobb county. Tried before Judge Rio;, at the March Term, i860. On the 22d day of May, 1858, Leonard A. Simpson contracted and agreed with the Board of Visitors of the Georgia Military Institute, to construct and finish a building on the premises of said Institute, for the sum of forty-two hundred and fifty dollars. The building was to be constructed and finished by a specified time, and in accordance with certain prescribed specifications. The second and last items in the specifications are as follows, to wit: “Bed of foundation, every part of it, to be two…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.,
delivering the opinion.
The character of the Georgia Military Institute is some*276what amphibious. It was originally a private corporation. It was purchased by the State in 1857, and it is difficult to determine, now, what is its true character. It is purely a public corporation, bought with the funds of the State, and under its exclusive management and control. It has two- Boards — a Board of Trustees and a Board of Visitors — and it is no- easy matter to distinguish between the functions of the two-. Some acts are performed jointly by both boards.
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