Daniels v. Intendant & Wardens
Supreme Court of Georgia
Roads and bridges. Municipal corporations. County matters. Dedication. New trial. Charge of Court. Judgments. Before Judge Rice. Clark Superior Court. August Term, 1875. Reported in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Judge.
The plaintiff, in crossing the lower bridge over the Oconee at Athens, in a covered wagon, was seriously injured by the backing of his horse from the bridge off a contiguous embankment, precipitating the wagon and horse some fifteen to twenty feet below. There was no railing on the embankment to prevent such a casualty. The bridge and embank-*611meat were within the corporate limits of Athens with streets on both sides of the bridge. He brought suit agaiiist the town of Athens to recover damages for loss of property and personal injuries received in the fall. The town pleaded that…
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