Legal Opinion
City of Rome v. Stone
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1933No. 22162PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
1. The Civil Code (1910), § 910, provides that “No person, firm or corporation, having a claim for money damages against any municipal corporation of this State on account of injuries to person or property, shall bring any suit at law or in equity against said municipal corporation for the same, without first presenting in writing such claim to the governing authority of said municipality for adjustment, stating the time, place and extent of such injury as near as practicable, and the negligence which caused the same . .”(a) This statute is in derogation of the common law and must be strictly…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Langley v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Metropolitan Street Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- Scearce v. Mayor of GainesyilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- Holliday v. Mayor of AthensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Maryon v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
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3Cited by16 opinions
- City of Barnesville v. SappingtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Pollard v. RobersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- City of Rome v. BrinkleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Crider v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Hicks v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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