Wilson & Brother v. White
Supreme Court of Georgia
Actions. • Damages. Negligence. Contractors. Principal and. Agent. Streets and Sidewalks. Atlanta. Before Judge Clark. City Court of Atlanta.
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Actions. • Damages. Negligence. Contractors. Principal and. Agent. Streets and Sidewalks. Atlanta. Before Judge Clark. City Court of Atlanta. December Term, 1882. To the report contained in the decision it is only necessary to add the following: Mrs. Mary L. White brought her action for damages against W. S. Wilson & Brother, to recover on account of a permanent physical injury alleged to have been received by her by falling over a pile of brick left by defendants at night on a sidewalk, in the city of Atlanta, which they were engaged in repairing. She also alleged that it was their duty,…
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
The owner of a lot in the city of Atlanta contracted with the defendants to furnish material and lay a pavement on the street adjoining said lot. The defendants hauled the brick for laying the pavement, and piled them up in the gutter beside the place where the work was to be done. They engaged the services of one Backus to provide the-sand and lay the brick, agreeing to pay him a stipulated price per yard for the work. Having no lamps of their own, they also requested Backus to provide signal lights and place them upon tho brick, while the improvement was going on and while the…
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