Nunez v. Emanuel County

1. In a suit against a county for damage alleged to have, been caused by a defective bridge, the plaintiff can not recover unless the proper county authorities had knowledge of the defective condition, or unless the defect had existed for such a length of time that:-knowl- » edge thereof on the parr of the county authorities would be presumed (Stamps v. Newton County, 8 Ga. App. 230 (3b)) (68 S. E. 947); and it is a jury question as to what length of time a defect in a bridge must exist before a county is charged with knowledge of negligence. City of Rome v. Brooks, 7 Ga. App. 244 (66 S. E.…