King v. Harmon

Quillian, Judge.

It was not error for the court to disallow the amendment. The plaintiff's evidence showed without dispute that the plaintiff was attempting to cross the street where crossing was prohibited by a valid ordinance of the City of Atlanta. To permit the nullification of a valid law or ordinance by a custom would undermine the very foundation of our government. If the law precludes a custom from becoming a part of a contract if the custom is contrary to law the same principle would apply with even greater force here. See American Mutual Liability Ins. Co. v. Curry, 187 Ga. 342, 358…