Idlett v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Eeid. City court of Atlanta. January 30, 1905. Celia Idlett brought suit against the City of Atlanta to recover ■damages on account of a personal injury. She alleged as follows: In the sidewalk of one of its public streets there was a hole about six feet long next to the inside of the walk, crescent shaped, and about three feet wide at the widest point, extending from about one half to one third of the way across the pavement.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Eeid. City court of Atlanta. January 30, 1905. Celia Idlett brought suit against the City of Atlanta to recover ■damages on account of a personal injury. She alleged as follows: In the sidewalk of one of its public streets there was a hole about six feet long next to the inside of the walk, crescent shaped, and about three feet wide at the widest point, extending from about one half to one third of the way across the pavement. At or near the inner, margin of the sidewalk the. hole was about two feet deep, but it grew shallower as the center of the walk was…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the facts.) 1-3. It is the duty of a city to keep its streets and sidewalks in a reasonably safe condition, so that persons can .pass along them in the ordinary methods of travel in safety. Bellamy v. Atlanta, 75 Ga. 167. If a defect in a sidewalk of a municipal corporation has existed for such a length of time that by reasonable diligence .in the performance of their duties the defect ought to have been known by the corporate authorities, notice will be presumed, and proof of actual knowledge will not be necessary in order to render the municipality liable for injuries…
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