QUILLIAN, Justice.
1. We are of the opinion that an employee with tenure under a civil service or merit system Act, where he was wrongfully discharged, may maintain a suit against the county for his wages even though the statute does not expressly authorize such suit.
Counties are empowered to sue or be sued in any court. Code § 23-1501, but "a county is not liable to suit for any cause of action unless made so by statute." Code § 23...
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