Legal Opinion
City of Silvertown v. Harcourt
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 22, 1935No. 24343PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. A municipal corporation is charged with the duty of exercising ordinary care in keeping its streets and sidewalks in a reasonably safe condition, so that persons can pass along them in the ordinary methods of travel with reasonable safety.
2. Knowledge on the part of a city of a defect in one of its sidewalks will be presumed where the defect has continued for such a length of time that, by reasonable diligence in the performance of their duties, its existence ought to have become known to the proper authorities.
3. The mere fact that one using a street or sidewalk may have knowledge of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Avary v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Samples v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Idlett v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Dempsey v. City of RomeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Kent v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Colbert v. Piggly Wiggly SouthernCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Clark v. Carla Gay Dress Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Firestone Service Stores Inc. v. GillenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Goldsmith v. HazelwoodCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Rothschild v. First National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
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