Collins v. Mayor of Macon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Municipal Corporations. Damages. Dedication. Before Judge SIMMONS. Bibb Superior Court. April Term, 1882.
1Opinion of the Court
Speer, Justice.
This was an action for damages by the plaintiff in error against the defendant, which was dismissed on demurrer, to which judgment exception was taken, and error assigned thereon.
The declaration alleged, that plaintiff was the owner of certain city lots in Macon, with dwellings thereon; that before he became the owner, and made said improvements, the defendant, “for the protection of the inhabitants in the neighborhood of their property,” constructed a levee, the distance of one hundred and fifty yards, on its own land, said levee being necessary for the protection of the…
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