135 Ga. 375 | Ga. | 1910
In an action for damages brought by Cochran against Jackson, the substance of the petition was as follows: The plaintiff and one Maulding were duly elected constables, and the defendant justice of the peace, for the 1422 district G. M., Fulton county. All of them duly • qualified, received their commissions, and together entered upon the discharge of the duties of their respective offices. The plaintiff and Maulding held themselves ready at all times to serve summonses, levy executions, and perform all other service and duties required of them as constables under the law, and they alone had the legal right to serve as constables for said district, and were alone entitled to the fees of such office. Notwithstanding this, the defendant soon disregarded the
Judgment affirmed.