Legal Opinion
Manos v. Myers-Miller Furniture Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 19, 1924No. 14870PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) There can be no actionable negligence without the breach of a legal duty. An occupier of land is under no duty to have his premises in safe condition for an adult trespasser to enter thereon. Savannah, Fla. & Western Ry. Co. v. Beavers, 113 Ga. 398, 400 (39 S. E. 82, 54 L. R. A. 314). But all persons are presumed to anticipate the natural and reasonable consequences of their own conduct; and the theory of the so-called “turntable cases” is “that a railroad company, when it sets before young children a temptation which it has reason to believe will lead…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. BeaversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- O'Connor v. BruckerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Jones v. Asa G. Candler Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
- Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. PierceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Mayor of Unadilla v. FelderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Montega Corp. v. GroomsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. BrackinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Haley Motor Co. v. BoyntonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
- Brown v. BoneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Smith v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
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