Town of Dexter v. Gay
Supreme Court of Georgia
Town of Dexter v. Gay, 115 Ga. 765 (Ga. 1902)
42 S.E. 94; 1902 Ga. LEXIS 573
Cobb
Town of Dexter v. Gay
Opinion of the Court
1. A municipal corporation can be sued only in the corporate name-set forth in the charter.
2. When the General Assembly by an act incorporates “ a town under the name of the Town of Dexter,” and declares that the municipal government of such town shall be vested in a mayor and five aldermen, who shall be styled “ The Mayor and Aldermen of Dexter, and by that name are hereby made a body corporate,” andas such may sue and be sued, such town can be sued only in the corporate name last referred to, and a suit brought against the “ Town of Dexter ” should be dismissed on demurrer. ,
Judgment reversed.
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