Franklin County v. Saunders
Supreme Court of Virginia
Franklin County v. Saunders, 96 Va. 335 (Va. 1898)
31 S.E. 1007; 1898 Va. LEXIS 97
Buchanan
Franklin County v. Saunders
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
This case was heard in this court with the case of Franklin County, &c., v. Gills & Johnson. The question involved in each, case is the same, and was decided in the Circuit Court in the same way. For reasons stated in writing and filed with the record in that case the judgment of the Circuit Court was reversed. For like reasons the judgment in this case must be reversed, the verdict of the jury set aside, and the cause remanded for a new trial.
Reversed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Franklin County and Another v. E. W. Saunders
- Cited By
- 3 cases
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- 1. County Property—Lease for Private Purposes—Powers of Judge of County Court.—The judge of a County Court has no authority to au. thorize or assent to a lease of county property acquired for county pur. poses to any person for private use, or for any purposes other than those provided by law. The judge of the County Court is amere agent . of the county in respect to county property, whose duties and powers are prescribed by law, and all contracts made by him in respect to said property, not authorized by statute, are void.