15 S.E.2d 459 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1941
The verdict was authorized by the evidence, and the motion for new trial shows no cause for reversal of the judgment.
The verdict was amply authorized by the evidence, and the general grounds of the motion are without merit. Special grounds 1 to 7, inclusive, complain of various excerpts from the court's charge. Those excerpts, when considered in the light of the entire charge and the facts of the case, disclose no harmful error. It is well settled that the statute (Code, § 69-308), requiring presentation of a written notice to the governing authority of a municipality before suit can be brought against the municipality for injuries to person or property, is in derogation of the common law, and should be strictly construed as against the municipality. Maryon v. Atlanta,
Judgment affirmed. MacIntyre and Gardner, JJ., concur.