Wannack v. Mayor of Macon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Interrogatories. New trial. Charge of court. Evidence. Jury. Practice in the Superior Court. Before Judge PIill. Bibb Superior Court. October Adjourned Term, 1873. For the facts of this-case, see the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant to recover damages for tfie loss of his stock of goods and merchandise in the city of Macon, destroyed by fire in consequence of the negligent conduct of its officers and agents in- allowing and permitting divers persons to congregate together in the streets of said city, and to discharge fire-arms, Roman candles, and other combustible materials in the streets of said city, in violation of its charter and ordinances. On the triaj of the case, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff *163for the sum of $1,925…
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