91 Ga. 530 | Ga. | 1893
The court erred in dismissing the action on general demurrer to the declaration. Taking the facts, as alleged, to be true, the plaintiff sustained a serious personal injury, while free from fault on his part, by falling into the unprotected mouth of a sewer which opened into one of the public streets of the city, along which he was passing. The dangerous condition of the mouth of the sewer was caused by the negligence of the defendant, was known to it, and had existed for ten days. The declaration explains how the plaintiff came to be near the mouth of the sewer and why he did not see it, but fell into it unawares. He was driving along the street, his mule became frightened, he leaped from the buggy, and, while his attention was directed to th&
Judgment reversed.