Madison County v. Alexander
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM MADISON. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison County.— S. J. Everett, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkes
delivered the opinion of the Court.. Alexander sued Madison county for $4.56, the agreed value of 196 pounds of peas sold by him to the superintendent of the county workhouse. It was agreed that the workhouse department needed the peas, and that they were proper articles of food, and were worth the price Alexander charged for them.
Defense is made on the ground that Alexander' was a member of the county court, and could not trade with the county; and that a sale to the workhouse department and superintendent was really, and in fact and law, a sale to the county.
The workhouse is operated under…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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