Mayor & Council of Waynesboro v. Hargrove

Jordan, Judge.

This was a suit to recover damages for certain injuries sustained by the plaintiff as the result of the ponding of water on her property, extending from Liberty Street, to Shadrock Street in Waynesboro, Georgia, which was allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant municipality in the construction and maintenance of its water drains. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff and the defendant filed a motion for new trial which was denied. The exception is to that judgment and to the antecedent order of court overruling the defendant’s demurrers to the petition. Held:

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