McDaniel v. Southern Railway Co.

Pannell, Judge.

1. "While a county is not liable to suit unless made so by statute, it has been provided by a statute of this State that a county is primarily liable for all injuries caused by reason of any defective bridges, whether erected by contractors or county authorities;.. .” Berrien County v. Vickers, 73 Ga. App. *325863 (1) (38 SE2d 619); Stone v. McMeekin Construction Co., 110 Ga. App. 546 (8) (139 SE2d 421); Code § 95-1001.

2. Under Code § 95-1001, a bridge includes the structure of the bridge itself, its approaches (here 100 feet from the end of the bridge structure, as the bridge…