· 4/1/1998
Lincoln County v. Edmond
Citations
- 501 S.E.2d 38
- 231 Ga. App. 871
- 98 Fulton County D. Rep. 1797
- 1998 Ga. App. LEXIS 534
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- when a downed tree is a roadway obstruction, the county's policy requires that warnings of the downed tree's presence be erected and the tree removed
- when a downed tree is a roadway obstruction, the county’s policy requires that warnings of the downed tree’s presence be erected and the tree removed
- because county policy dictated that tree blocking county road must be removed, time and manner of doing so are ministerial acts
- because county policy dictated that tree blocking county road must be removed, time and manner of doing so are ministerial acts
- no waiver because non-use of motor vehicle not encompassed in definition of policy in OCGA § 33-24-51(a)
- once road superintendent received notice of a downed tree blocking the road, he had ministerial duty to remove it
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Judges: Eldridge, McMurray, Blackburn
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