Black v. City of Berea

The fundamental question is whether a municipality may be held liable in a tort action on account of suffering a mailbox to be erected and maintained in one of its streets.' The liability, if any, must attach by virtue of Section 3714, General 'Code, which provides: “Municipal corporations shall have special power to regulate the use of the streets, to be exercised in the manner provided by law. The council shall have the care, supervision and control of public highways, streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, public grounds, bridges, aqueducts, and viaducts, within the corporation, and shall…