Massey v. Mayor of Columbus
Supreme Court of Georgia
Municipal Corporations. Streets and Sidewalks. Damages. Negligence. Before Judge Willis. Muscogee Superior Court. November Adjourned Term, 1884. Massey brought suit against the Mayor and Council of Columbus for damages to himself and his horse, buggy and harness, caused by running into a gully left open in that city.
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Municipal Corporations. Streets and Sidewalks. Damages. Negligence. Before Judge Willis. Muscogee Superior Court. November Adjourned Term, 1884. Massey brought suit against the Mayor and Council of Columbus for damages to himself and his horse, buggy and harness, caused by running into a gully left open in that city. On the trial, the evidence for the plaintiff was, in brief, as follows: The plaintiff lived about seven miles from the city, and had visited there for a number of years. He knew that some of- the streets had drains open in the center of them, but could not say whether all the…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandeord, Justice.
The error complained of in this case is as to the charge of the court. The facts showed that the plaintiff lived near the cily of Oolumbus; that he knew that in the streets of this city, ruuing north and south, there was an open sewer in the middle of the street, which street was one hundred and thirty-two feet wide; that there was more than fifty feet on each side of the sewer, which was safe for traveling. The streets running north and south intersected with streets running east and west. The latter streets had no sewers open in them; all were safe for traveling. The…
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