Newcomb Hotel Co. v. Corbett
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Savannah—Judge Freeman. June 7, 1919. Lula L. Corbett sued the hotel company for damages on account of alleged conduct of servants and agents of the defendant toward her while she was a guest in its hotel.
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Action for damages; from city court of Savannah—Judge Freeman. June 7, 1919. Lula L. Corbett sued the hotel company for damages on account of alleged conduct of servants and agents of the defendant toward her while she was a guest in its hotel. The petition alleges, in substance, that shortly after her arrival in the City of Savannah on a given date she became a guest of the hotel; that she retired to her room for the night, and several hours later the telephone bell in her room rang; she got out of bed and answered the call, and a voice said, “Some one wants to talk to you;” she waited a…
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
The amended petition, properly construed as a whole, was not subject to any ground, either general or special, of the de° murrer interposed, and the court properly so ruled.
Judgment affirmed.
Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concu/r. The defendant demurred generally and on numerous special grounds. In the demurrer it is contended that the petition is duplicitous, in that it does not show whether the action is intended to be brought on a breach of contract or a breach of duty, and, if on a breach of duty, whether for a slander or an interference with the privacy of the plaintiff. It is also contended…
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