Glosser v. Powers

Hawkins, Justice.

1. Public policy may be fixed and established by statutory enactments and judicial records. Fried v. Fried, 208 Ga. 861, 862 (4) (69 S. E. 2d, 862).

2. “It is a general rule that agreements against public policy are illegal and void.” 12 Am. Jur. 662, § 167. “Even in the absence of fraud in the procurement of a contract, a contract which is against the policy of the law is void and unenforceable.” Foster v. Allen, 201 Ga. 348 (3) (40 S. E. 2d, 57); Orkin Exterminating Co. of South Ga. v. Dewberry, 204 Ga. 794 (51 S. E. 2d, 669); Code, § 20-504.

3. Courts of equity will refuse…