Legal Opinion
Horton v. City of MacOn
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 16, 1977No. 54626PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Webb, Judge.
Rev. Eugene Horton, Jr. brought suit against the City of Macon to recover damages allegedly caused by a nuisance maintained by the city. Upon the trial of the case, the jury awarded Horton $7,000 damages. The city moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial; and the trial judge granted both motions. Horton appeals the grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and in the alternative, the grant of a new trial.
The evidence shows that in the summer of 1975, Horton was injured when he backed into a sewer cover which was part of the sewer system maintained by…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Town of Fort Oglethorpe v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- National Association for Advancement of Colored People v. OverstreetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- City of Calhoun v. HollandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Old Colony Insurance v. DresselCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Old Colony Insurance Co. v. DresselSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Brandvain v. Ridgeview Institute, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Stone v. CookCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- City of Vidalia v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Allgood Road United Methodist Church, Inc. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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