Legal Opinion
City of Bowman v. Gunnells
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 20, 1979No. 34481PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in City of Bowman v. Gunnells, 148 Ga. App. 27 (251 SE2d 39) (1978) which held that there was an issue of fact "as to whether the city created a nuisance when it failed to replace a light bulb which had burned out behind a red reflector in a traffic light after it had notice that the light was malfunctioning.”
Our grant of certiorari posed the questions of (1) whether the Court of Appeals misconstrued this court’s decision in Town of Ft. Oglethorpe v. Phillips, 224 Ga. 834 (165 SE2d 141) (1968), and (2)…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Town of Fort Oglethorpe v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Mayor &C. of Savannah v. PalmerioSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- City of Gainesville v. PritchettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- City of Atlanta v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Bowen v. LittleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by74 opinions
- City of Columbus, Ga. v. MyszkaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Hibbs v. City of RiverdaleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- City of Atlanta v. KleberSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Albertson v. City of JesupCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- City of Atlanta v. ChambersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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