Legal Opinion
Owens v. Floyd County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 9, 1956No. 36320PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, P. J.
This suit is brought on the principle that the fees were paid into the county under a mistake of law and that the county used this difference for the legitimate payment of obligations for which the county was legally bound and that the county got the benefit of this amount which, in equity and good conscience, the county cannot retain. In Butts County v. Jackson Banking Co., 129 Ga. 801, 807 (60 S. E. 149, 15 L. R. A. (NS) 567, 121 Am. St. R. 244) it was said: “It is very generally held that counties and municipal corporations are liable for money-had and received by them and applied…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Parkersburg v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Salt Lake City v. HollisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Butts County v. Jackson Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Culbreath v. CulbreathSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849
- White v. RowlandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Owens v. Floyd CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
- Gay v. Laurens CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Laurens County v. GayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- RASHAWNDA SMALL v. CHATHAM COUNTYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021