Hutcherson v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Georgia
County matters. Sheriffs. Ordinary. Certiorari. ■ Practice in Supreme Court. Before Judge Harris. Carroll superior court. October adjourned term, 1888. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The sheriff of Carroll county, having a warrant to execute against a lady charged with lunacy, hired of Robinson a hack, team and driver, telling him to debit the county with the expense. This was done without authority from the ordinary or from the county commissioners. The bill was $4, and the commissionei’s refusing to pay the same, Robinson brought his action against them in their official capacity, and recovered,— first by judgment of the magistrate, and again by the verdict of a jury, in the magistrate’s court. The case was carried by certiorari to the superior…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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