County of Butts v. Hixon

The plaintiff sued the County of Butts to recover damages for injuries received on account of the defective condition of a public bridge built by the county authorities since December 29, 1888. She alleged that the insecure condition of a hand-railing on the side of the bridge, upon which she placed her hand for support while crossing the bridge at night, caused her to move towards the center of the-bridge, and in doing so her foot became entangled in the rotten and jagged end of a beam on the floor of the bridge, causing her, without fault on her part, to fall and sustain the injuries for…