Presnell v. Wayne Board of County Road Commissioners

How courts have described this case

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• holding attorney for board lacked authority absent statute or express resolution of board to settle claim for damages
• holding attorney for board lacked authority absent statute or express resolution of board to settle claim for damages
• “ ‘The general rule, with regard to municipal officers, is that they have only such powers as are expressly granted by statute or by sovereign authority or those which are necessarily to be implied from those granted.’ ”
• “ ‘The general rule, with regard to municipal officers, is that they have only such powers as are expressly granted by statute or by sovereign authority or those which are necessarily to be implied from those granted.’ ”
• “ ‘The general rule, with regard to municipal officers, is that they have only such powers as are expressly granted by statute or by sovereign authority or those which are necessarily to be implied from those granted.’ ”

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