City of Atlanta v. Alexander
Supreme Court of Georgia
Practice. Charge of court. Personal injuries. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. December term, 1887. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
Pleasant Alexander brought an action on the case in the city court of Atlanta against the City of Atlanta, wherein she alleged that she had been injured and damaged in the sum of $2,000, on account of the defendant’s negligence in permitting a deep hole to remain in the sidewalk on Rhodes street, which had remained unrepaired for three months before the plaintiff was inj ured. She further alleged that on January 10th, 1887, in passing along said sidewalk going from work, and while using all due caution, and without any fault on her part, she fell violently into said hole;…
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