City of Atlanta v. Dorsey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Husband and Wife. Parties. Actions. Before Judge Dorsey. City Court of Atlanta. December Term, 1883, Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Chief Justice.
Matilda Dorsey brought suit against the city of Atlanta for damages, for injuries to her person by falling into an *480opening in the sidewalk on one of the streets of the city, which, she alleged, was negligently uncovered and unguarded. On the trial, the evidence of plaintiif showed that she was a married'woman, living with her husband at the time of the accident, when suit was brought, and at the time of the trial.
’ When this evidence came out, by consent of counsel, the case was suspended and a motion made for a non-suit on the evidence then in, on the ground that the…
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