Simon v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Municipal Corporations. Damages. Negligence. Non-suit. Before Judge HlLLYER. Fulton Superior Court. April Term, 1881. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Speer, J ustice.
Plaintiff in error brought his suit against the city of Atlanta for ten thousand dollars damages alleged to have been sustained for personal injuries done him by reason of the fault and wrongful act of defendant.
The declaration alleges “ that by an act of the general assembly of 25th February, 1874, the city of Atlanta has the control and supervision of the streets thereof, and the needed authority to keep said streets and public places free.from obstruction, and to prevent the improper use of said streets and public places ; but that the defendant had no-authority conferred…
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