Mayor of Savannah v. Donnelly
Supreme Court of Georgia
Municipal Corporations. Damages. Negligence. Streets and Sidewalks. Before Judge Harden. City Court of Savannah. May Term, 1883. Donnelly brought case against the Mayor, etc., of Savannah to recover damages to himself and his horse, caused by falling into an excavation or ditch on one of the streets of the city.
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Municipal Corporations. Damages. Negligence. Streets and Sidewalks. Before Judge Harden. City Court of Savannah. May Term, 1883. Donnelly brought case against the Mayor, etc., of Savannah to recover damages to himself and his horse, caused by falling into an excavation or ditch on one of the streets of the city. The evidence showed that plaintiff was riding along Bay street, a populous thoroughfare, about seven o’clock p. iff., when his horse went into a ditch which had been dug nearly across tlie street for the purpose of connecting a water main with a private building, and had only been…
1Opinion of the CourtBlandkord, Justice
Upon the trial of this case,, the court was requested by-counsel for plaintiffs in error, who were defendants in the case, to charge the jury, “ The granting of permission to Masters, to make repairs or improvements in the supply pipe for Dickerson, was lawful and innocent in itself, and cast no obligation on the. city to superintend and look after said work, to see that it was properly done; and if said work was m fact carelessly and negligently done, then the city would not be liable for damages, unless notice of the condition of the street was brought home to the city, either actually or…
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