County of Gwinnett v. Dunn

Hall, Justice.

[Mary Ann Dunn brought her action against the county of Gwinnett to recover damages for an injury alleged to have been sustained by reason of falling from a defective bridge in a public road of the county, over which she was driving.

On the trial, the evidence showed, in brief, as follows: The bridge originally had been built by private subscriptions, supplemented by certain amounts paid by the ordinary, who gave orders on the bridge fund therefor. It was not let out to the lowest bidder, nor was bond taken by the county. In the latter part of 1882 and early in 1883, the county…