City of Rome v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Floyd county—Judge Reece. January 31, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtPottle, J.
Mrs. Harris sued the City of Rome for damages for an illness caused by a pond of stagnant water which had been allowed by the city to accumulate upon the property of the plaintiff’s husband, on which she resided. A judgment sustaining a general demurrer to the petition was reversed by this court. Harris *757v. Rome, 10 Ga. App. 409 (73 S. E. 532). On the trial the plaintiff obtained a verdict for damages. There was little or no conflict in the evidence in reference to the negligence of the defendant in permitting the pond of water to accumulate and remain on the premises where the plaintiff…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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