Legal Opinion
Mayor of Milledgeville v. Holloway
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 2, 1924No. 15025PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. The duty of a municipality to keep its streets in a reasonably safe condition for travel is ministerial, and it is liable in damages to a person sustaining injuries proximately caused by its failure to discharge this duty. Mayor &c. of Savannah v. Jones, 149 Ga. 139 (4) (99 S. E. 294); Brown v. Mayor &c. of Milledgeville, 20 Ga. App. 392 (93 S. E. 25).
2. Where, at the intersection of two narrow streets in a city, both of which are flanked by ditches on either side, the roadways are muddy and slick and likely to cause automobiles traveling thereon, when turning from one' street into the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mayor of Savannah v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
- City of Atlanta v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
- Williams v. Mayor of WashingtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Brown v. Mayor of MilledgevilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Barrett v. Mayor of SavannahCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
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3Cited by13 opinions
- McFarland v. City of McCaysvilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
- MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF the CITY OF SAVANNAH v. HERRERA Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
- Holloway v. Mayor of MilledgevilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Hammock v. City Council of AugustaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- State v. . OldhamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
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