Legal Opinion
Canberg v. City of Toccoa
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 20, 2000No. A00A0381PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Robert and Kay Canberg sued the City of Toccoa for failing to respond to a fire that destroyed their home. The trial court dismissed five counts of their seven-count complaint for failure to comply with ante litem notice requirements, and they appeal. Because we find that the Canbergs substantially complied with the ante litem notice requirements of OCGA § 36-33-5 (b), we reverse.
On June 9, 1997, the Canbergs’ house caught fire. They called the City of Toccoa Fire Department more than once in an attempt to get them to respond to the fire. It took 25 to 30 minutes after the first…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- City of Atlanta v. Atlantic Realty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Howell v. StylesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Jones v. City of AustellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Burton v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Information Systems and Networks Corp. v. The City of Atlanta, Herbert L. McCallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
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- Canberg v. City of ToccoaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Davis v. City of ForsythCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Vaillant v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
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