Legal Opinion
DeKalb County v. Broome
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 8, 1959No. 20518, 20527PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
In 1957 and 1958, Robert K. Broome, Sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia, collected and remitted to the State Revenue Commissioner $16,044, which amount accumulated from fees and penalties charged and collected by him for each indorsement he placed on delinquent applications for motor-vehicle tags or license plates during those years under the provisions of Code (Ann.) § 68-201. Such total sum was repaid to him by the Commissioner, and the governing body of DeKalb County claims that it is a fund which the county is entitled to, and that he should pay it into the county treasury…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sumter County v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Keen v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
3Cited by5 opinions
- Howell v. Muscogee CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Montgomery v. Mayor &C. of AthensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Sanders v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Howell v. Muscogee CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Sanders v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964