Legal Opinion
Culbreath v. Kutz Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 21, 1927No. 17979PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) Courts take judicial cognizance of matters of common knowledge and common experience among men. So. Ry. Co. v. Covenia, 100 Ga. 46 (39 S. E. 319, 40 L. R. A. 353, 63 Am. St. 313); Snider v. State, 81 Ga. 753 (1-a) (7 S. E. 631, 63 Am. St. R. 350). Certainly, in the absence of positive and direct averments to the contrary, this court should judicially know that the windows of a building are designed for the purpose of affording light and air and in some cases perhaps for ornament or symmetry, and are not intended to support the weight of a man, however…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Fulton Ice & Coal Co. v. PeceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Gottstein v. ListerWashington Supreme Court · 1915
- Babcock Bros. Lumber Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Moore v. Seaboard Air-Line Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Monahan v. National Realty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Southland Butane Gas Co. v. BlackwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Amear v. HallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Crosby v. Savannah Electric & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Georgia Power Co. v. LeonardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Union Carbide Corp. v. HoltonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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