Richmond County v. Harper

Wyatt, Justice.

1. The first legal question presented is whether or not the suit, Franklin v. Harper, 205 Ga. 779 (55 S. E. 2d, 221), was a suit against Franklin individually, or against him by virtue of his position as Chairman of the Board of Roads and Revenues, and, therefore, a suit against the county. In Franklin v. Harper, supra, this court said: “Under the provisions of the act, the Board of County Registrars, charged with enforcement of the act, are to be compensated' out of county funds, and the defendant, a member of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, by virtue of his…