CARLISLE, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) At common law, a municipal corporation was not liable for damages to property resulting from a change of grade of a street or highway unless the work was negligently or unskillfully done, as this was not such a "taking" of property as was compensable. Under article I, section III, paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia (Code, Ann., § 2-301), private property shall not be taken or damaged for public...
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