Decatur County v. Philyaw
Decatur County v. Philyaw
Opinion of the Court
1. “A traveler on tlie public highway, exercising due care, although he knows there is some danger in driving over a defective bridge, may recover for injuries thus sustained, unless the danger is obviously of such a character that driving over the bridge, in and of itself, amounts to a want of ordinary care.” Elbert County v. Threlkeld, 145 Ga. 133 (88 S. E. 683). The charge of the court, having followed this language of the Supreme Court, and being otherwise
2. The verdict was warranted by the evidence, and the defendant cannot complain that the amount found was less than the proved damages. Central of Ga. Ry. Co. v. Trammell, 114 Ga. 312(3) (40 S. E. 259) ; Pullman Co. v. Schaffner, 126 Ga. 609, 610(4) (55 S. E. 933, 9 L. R. A. (N. S.) 407); Parker v. Roberts, 19 Ga. App. 270(2) (91 S. E. 345).
Judgment affirmed..
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