Maynard v. Atlanta Gas-Light Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from Eulton superior court—Judge Pendleton. November 19, 1918. (See Weyman v. Maynard, post.) The action was against the Atlanta Gas Light Company and S. T. Weyman. A demurrer of the gas company, on general and special grounds, was sustained and the petition dismissed as to that defendant; and the plaintiff excepted.
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Action for damages; from Eulton superior court—Judge Pendleton. November 19, 1918. (See Weyman v. Maynard, post.) The action was against the Atlanta Gas Light Company and S. T. Weyman. A demurrer of the gas company, on general and special grounds, was sustained and the petition dismissed as to that defendant; and the plaintiff excepted. The petition alleges in substance, that the plaintiffs husband and her brother-in-law rented jointly a certain house from the defendant Weyman, and, a few hours after they had moved into the house, in August, 1917, two employees of the defendant gas company…
1Opinion of the CourtBboyles, P. J.
The petition, construed (as it must be) most strongly against the plaintiff, sets out no cause of action against the Atlanta Gas-Light Company, and the court did not err in sustaining that defendant’s demurrer to the petition.
Judgment affirmed.
Bloodworth and Stephens, JJ., concur. In the demurrer of the gas company it was contended that the petition failed to allege facts showing that the company was under any duty relative to the character of the connection, or the examination or condition of the fixtures, beyond the meter and tho service pipes connected with it, or was under any duty to…
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