ROBERTS v. GWINNETT COUNTY

40463.

109 Ga. App. 105 (1964)

135 S.E.2d 449

ROBERTS v. GWINNETT COUNTY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 11, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Merritt & Pruitt, J. Ray Merritt, for plaintiff in error.

Edward S. White, Allen E. Lockerman, Dudley S. Hancock, contra.


FELTON, Chief Judge.

1. The gist of the original petition was that the payment of $92,000 to defendant Roberts under the circumstances alleged was so excessive and unreasonable as to constitute an abuse of discretion and a violation of trust by the defendant county commissioners in which Roberts participated. The gravamen of the cause of action was not that the commissioners authorized Roberts to fix or settle the amount...

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