Legal Opinion
Walker County v. Davis
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 27, 1930No. 6 Div. 510PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
This action is for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while driving a team of mules with loaded wagon over a bridge constructed by the county by contract without requiring a bond under the provisions of section 6457, Code. The liability of a county under such statute is now well understood. Marshall County v. Cleveland, 218 Ala. 104, 117 So. 621; Barbour County v. Reeves, 217 Ala. 415, 116 So. 119; Hovater v. Franklin County, 217 Ala. 439, 116 So. 526; Brown v. Shelby County, 204 Ala. 252, 85 So. 416.
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