Collins v. Hudson
Supreme Court of Georgia
County matters. Roads and bridges. Service. Before Judge Jambs Johnson. Harris Superior Court. October Term, 1874. Collins brought case against Hudson and others, commissioners of roads and revenues of the county of Harris, for $20,000 00 damages, alleging that on May 10th, 1866, the justices of the inferior court of said county employed one' Joseph Weldon to build a bridge over Shoal creek, on the road leading from New Hope to West Point; that said justices failed to take…
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County matters. Roads and bridges. Service. Before Judge Jambs Johnson. Harris Superior Court. October Term, 1874. Collins brought case against Hudson and others, commissioners of roads and revenues of the county of Harris, for $20,000 00 damages, alleging that on May 10th, 1866, the justices of the inferior court of said county employed one' Joseph Weldon to build a bridge over Shoal creek, on the road leading from New Hope to West Point; that said justices failed to take bond and security from Weldon, conditioned faithfully to perform his work and keep the bridge in repair; that the…
1Opinion of the Court
Trippe, Judge.
1. The action was brought to recover damages caused by want of proper repairs to a public bridge. There was no allegation in the declaration that the bridge was erected by a contract made with the builder under a letting out to the lowest bidder, and that no bond was taken from such contractor to keep it in repairs for seven years, etc. It is only in cases where the bridge is thus let out, that a bond may be required of him to keep it in good repair for at least seven years, or that any bond at all to keep it in repair for any period, can be *27required : Code section 671. If the…
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