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WINSTON v. CITY OF AUSTELL

45768.

123 Ga. App. 183 (1971)

179 S.E.2d 665

WINSTON v. CITY OF AUSTELL et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 11, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Lawrence Jewett, for appellant.

Dunaway, Shelfer, Haas & Newberry, John A. Dunaway, Hugh F. Newberry, Bruce B. Weddell, Harold S. Willingham, G. Robert Howard, for appellees.

JORDAN, Presiding Judge.

Myrtle Lovejoy died as the result of burns received from a fire which started in the cell in which she was confined in the jail operated by the City of Austell. Her administratrix sought damages from the City of Austell and C. D. Hamby, the Chief of Police. The complaint is in four counts, and includes allegations of negligence and nuisance as the cause of death, allegations to show the dependency...

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