Legal Opinion
Allen v. City of MacOn
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 10, 1968No. 43630PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Judge.
No action for damages may be filed against a municipality unless written notice complying with the requirements of Code Ann. § 69-308 is first presented to the governing body within six months of the happening of the event *89upon which the claim is predicated. Written notice to the mayor will not suffice. City of Tallapoosa v. Brock, 138 Ga. 622 (75 SE 644). Oral notice to the mayor and city manager, together with written notice to the municipality which was five days late, will not suffice. Peek v. City of Albany, 101 Ga. App. 564 (114 SE2d 451). Oral notices followed by actual…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Calhoun v. HollandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- City of Tallapoosa v. BrockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Peek v. City of AlbanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
3Cited by11 opinions
- Buffalo Insurance v. Star Photo Finishing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Schaefer v. Mayor &C. of AthensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- City of Atlanta v. FullerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Tanner v. City of GainesvilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Harris v. City of ChattanoogaDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981
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