Newberry v. Hall County

The plaintiff brought suit against Hall County, to recover damages for personal injuries to himself, and for loss of the services of his minor son from injuries caused by alleged defec*473tive condition of .a bridge spanning the Chattahoochee River on the Gainesville and Silver City Highway, known as the Keith Bridge, the center of the river being the western boundary line of the county. It was not alleged when, how, and by whom the bridge was built, except that it had been built since 1888. The plaintiff alleged that the county maintained the east half of end of the bridge, but that it had…