City of Atlanta v. Hampton
Supreme Court of Georgia
‘Action for damages. Before Judge Bell. Fulton superior court. December 18, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
Fannie 0. Hampton brought suit against the City of Atlanta to recover damages on account of an injury alleged to have occurred by reason of stepping upon the cap of a water-meter on one of its sidewalks and falling because of the broken condition of the cap. It was alleged that the cap of the meter had been in a broken condition for a week or more, so as to be in a dangerous condition for persons passing along the sidewalk, and' that the city was negligent in not discovering and repairing it. The answer of the city put in issue the substantial allegations of the petition, and alleged that the…
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