Coffee County v. Denton

W. M. Denton sued Coffee County for damages to his automobile. The petition as amended alleged that the damages occurred while the plaintiff was driving his car on a public bridge in said county; that the bridge extended over a “stream known as Dry Creek,” and was built and maintained since 1888 by the county; that the bridge had upon it two uneven and unlevel “runners,” and a large hole, about 20 inches square, and about 120 feet from the north end of the bridge and on the outside of the left or east runner; that the runners were perpendicular to the flooring of the bridge and ran in a…