Telfair County v. Clements

M. N. Clements brought suit for damages against the County of Telfair, in the city court of McRae. The petition alleged, that the damages resulted from injuries received by the petitioner’s horse, by reason of defects in a certain bridge; that petitioner was driving his horse and buggy across said bridge, when his horse stepped in a hole in the floor, and, being badly frightened, made frantic attempts to withdraw his leg from the hole, and, in doing so, his leg was badly bruised and sprained between the ankle and the knee. The petition set forth in detail the extent of the injuries received…