RICHARDS v. MAYOR &c. OF AMERICUS

61157.

158 Ga. App. 693 (1981)

282 S.E.2d 122

RICHARDS v. MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL OF AMERICUS et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Henson, Kenneth M. Henson, Jr., Millard Fuller, Thomas R. McFarland, for appellant.

C. O. Oxford, J. Frank Myers, Don D. Rentz, for appellees.


BIRDSONG, Judge.

On April 25, 1979, the plaintiff's husband, Willard S. Richards, was traveling south on South Lee Street in Americus, Georgia, in a 1978 Pontiac when a limb that extended over the street broke off and crushed the roof of the vehicle, crushing him and allegedly causing his death.

On July 25, 1979, the plaintiff, Janet Richards, filed her complaint for damages (since amended and restated) against the Mayor and City Council of Americus, N. G...

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