Legal Opinion
Wynne v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 7, 1925No. 4241PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHardeman, J.
The owner or occupant of land is liable in damages to an invitee who goes upon his premises for any lawful purpose, for an injury occasioned by his failure to exercise ordinary care in keeping the premises and approaches safe. Civil Code (1910), § 4420; Mandeville Mills v. Dale, 2 Ga. App. 607 (58 S. E. 1060). Such liability may arise from defective construction. Ross v. Jackson, 123 Ga. 657 (51 S. E. 578). Whether such owner or occupant exercises ordinary care in keeping his premises, upon which an invitee goes and is injured, in a safe condition, is generally a question of fact to be…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. FergusonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Mandeville Mills v. DaleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Ross v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. HudsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Lowe v. PayneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
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3Cited by74 opinions
- Robinson v. Kroger Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Wakefield v. AR Winter Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Ellington v. Tolar Consruction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Coffer v. BradshawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Chotas v. J. P. Allen & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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