LAW SUIT AGAINST UPSON CO. COMMISSIONERS SETTLED OUT OF COURT

A LAW SUIT FILED AGAINST THE UPSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BY CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE DANNY BENTLEY OVER A PAY DISPUTE WAS SETTLED WITHOUT ANY TESTIMONY, FRIDAY, IN UPSON SUPERIOR COURT.

COUNTY ATTORNEYS PASCAL ENGLISH AND HEATH ENGLISH AND JUDGE BENTLEY'S ATTORNEY RUDYARD HAYS MET IN CHAMBERS WITH SENIOR JUDGE ALLAN KEEBLE AND AGREED THE COUNTY WILL PAY JUDGE BENTLEY $20,000. HE REPORTEDLY HAD BEEN SEEKING $75,000.