WILLIAMS v. LOWNDES COUNTY

44733.

120 Ga. App. 429 (1969)

170 S.E.2d 750

WILLIAMS v. LOWNDES COUNTY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 2, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. B. Edwards, Jr., H. B. Edwards, III, for appellant.

H. Arthur McLane, for appellee.


EVANS, Judge.

1. While Code § 23-1602 provides, generally, that all claims against cunties must be presented within 12 months after they accrue or become payable, or the same are barred, yet the cases interpreting this statute have held that such claims must be presented in writing, and a mere oral statement is insufficient. Sparks v. Floyd County, 15 Ga.App. 80 (82 SE 583), and citations therein; Powell v. County of Muscogee, 71 Ga. 587...

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