Holliday v. Mayor of Athens
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of-Athens — Judge West.
1Opinion of the CourtPottle, J.
1-4. The plaintiff, Dr. Holliday, received certain injuries to his person by being thrown from an automobile which .came in contact with a rope stretched across Hancock avenue, in the city of Athens. The rope had been placed across the street by the municipal authorities, for the purpose of closing the thoroughfare to travel while certain repairs on the street were in progress. The plaintiff predicates his right to recover damages upon a claim that the city was negligent, both in the character of obstruction used and in failing to give sufficient warning and take sufficient precautionary…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. FergusonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- City Council v. TharpeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Idlett v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Mayor of Savannah v. WaldnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
- Wilson v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Farrar v. FarrarCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
- Glover v. City Council of AugustaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Richter v. Atlantic CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- Emory University, Inc. v. DuncanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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