City of Sandersville v. Stanley
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Sandersville — Judge Jordan. The notice referred to in tbe decision was as follows: “State of Georgia, Washington County.
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Action for damages; from city court of Sandersville — Judge Jordan. The notice referred to in tbe decision was as follows: “State of Georgia, Washington County. To the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Sandersville: Tour petitioner, Mrs. E. M. Stanley, respectfully shows, that she is the owner of a certain tract of land, located about two and one half miles west of Sandersville, Ga., through' which a creek runs, and from which her cattle and other stock in her pastures are watered; that along and near said creek she has provided homes for her tenants on her said lands; that the said City of…
1Opinion of the CourtHell, C. J.
1. The demurrer was fully met by appropriate amendments, and, as amended, the petition set forth a good cause of action.
2. The act of December 20, 1899 (Civil Code of 1910, § 910), providing that notice of the “ time, place, and extent ” of. injury to persons or property, claimed to have been inflicted by a municipal corporation, shall be given to its officers before suit is brought, is sufficiently complied with where the notice gives information sufficiently definite to locate the property alleged to have been injured, the amount of damages claimed, and sufficient data to enable the city…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Smith v. City of ElbertonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
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- City of Rome v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
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