Mobile County v. Maddox
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Mobile Circuit' Court. Heard before Hon. Samuel B. Browne. Action by Lizzie Maddox against Mobile County for injuries received because of a defective bridge. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Transferred from Court of Appeals under act creating said court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
The appellee sought to recover of the county of Mobile damages for injuries received by her in consequence of a defective or outworn highway bridge. Code, § 8038, provides: “When a bridge or causeway has been erected by contract with the county commissioners, with a guaranty, by bond or otherwise, that it shall continue safe for the passage of travelers and other persons for a stipulated time, any person injured, in person or property, before the expiration of such period, by a defect in such bridge or causeway, may sue in his own name on the bond or other guaranty, and recover damages for…
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