Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. Tompkins
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Bell. Fulton superior court. May 6, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
The Georgia Bailway & Electric Company, without permission from the county authorities, constructed a catch-basin on the edge of a public highway near the City of Atlanta, with a pipe running under the street to another catch-basin, and thence connecting with a drain. Afterwards the limits of Atlanta were extended, so that the highway at this point and the catch-basin were taken into the city. About four years after its construction, the plaintiff, while going to board a street-car at night, stepped upon the covering of the catch-basin. At that time there was a hole in such covering, into…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Baker v. Richmond City Mill WorksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Congreve v. . MorganNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
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- Jennings v. StriplingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
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