Rainey v. Marion County

The plaintiff was employed, under an oral agreement with the commissioners of roads and revenues of Marion County, to represent the board of commissioners, in an injunction proceeding brought against the board by J. R. MeCorkle. The control and management of the affairs of Marion County were vested in a board of commissioners of roads and revenues. Ga. L. 1937, p. 1375. Suits relative to the fiscal affairs of a county are properly defended by the county commissioners. . Such suits can not, as a general rule, be properly defended without the services of an attorney at law. The power to control…