Court Opinion

ID: 9825965
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 15:05:58.289164+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:41:44.037124
License: Public Domain

Mr. Justice Fraser,
I concur in the result.
I. It seems to me that the height of previous floods was relevant. It seems to me that a bridge should be strong enough to withstand the strain that will probably be put upon it. It may be that a prudent man might rely upon a bridge that had stood all the floods that .have been known. A bridge that might be safe at one place might be unsafe at another. The jury should know the facts in order to determine tifie question of negligence.
II. So, also, as to the number of miles of road in a county; the'number of miles of public road might determine the question of negligence in failing to learn of defects and the time in which repair can reasonably be expected to be made. The greater the number of miles, the longer time is required to inspect, and the longer time required to repair. I think these two assignments of error should be sustained.
Mr. Justice Marion concurs.