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HURLEY v. CITY OF ATLANTA

17543.

208 Ga. 457 (1951)

67 S.E.2d 571

HURLEY v. CITY OF ATLANTA.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 9, 1951.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. C. Bradford and E. B. Judge, for plaintiff.

J. C. Savage, J. C. Murphy, J. M. B. Bloodworth, John E. Feagin, Henry L. Bowden, for defendant.

CANDLER, Justice.

John L. Hurley sued the City of Atlanta for damages. Briefly and in substance, his petition alleged: He was arrested in Atlanta on November 12, 1949, and charged with being drunk. He was convicted in the police court of that offense and sentenced to pay a fine of $12 or be confined at the city's work camp for a period of 20 days. The fine of $12 was not paid; and he was transferred to the work camp. As such a convict, he was required to work upon...

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