Legal Opinion
Davis v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 31, 1984No. 67210PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
On September 17, 1980 appellant Robert Davis was working as an independent contractor hired by the Kellwood Company to make sheet metal repairs upon its building, including an overhead hanging door mounted in the exterior wall of the building. Kellwood Company leased the building from appellee Barney S. Smith. Davis was injured when the overhead door upon which he was working suddenly fell upon him. This appeal comes from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Smith.
OCGA § 44-7-14 (Code Ann. § 61-112) states that “[h]aving fully parted with possession and the right of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Elijah A. Brown Company v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Gray v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Camellia Corp. v. CornellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Cornell v. Camellia Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Hall v. CohnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lonard v. Cooper & Sugrue Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Harris v. SloanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991