Legal Opinion
Bush v. City of Gainesville
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 26, 1962No. 39328PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Custer, Judge.
Thompson Bridge Road, connecting Gainesville and Dahlonega, was made a part of the State-aid Road System from the then existing city limits of Gainesville north to Lumpkin County by Ga. L. 1937, p. 1008. By Ga. L. 1956, p. 2847, the municipal limits of Gainesville were extended to include an area to the north which took into the city that portion of Thompson Bridge Road on which the State Highway Department was making improvements and on which the fatal injury occurred.
Under Code § 69-303 municipalities generally have a ministerial duty to keep their streets in repair, and they…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. TompkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Robins v. McGeheeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Powell v. BarkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
- Almand v. Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Mayor of Macon v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- City of Atlanta v. HightowerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Department of Transportation v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Culpepper v. City of CordeleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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