Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric Corp. v. Hafer
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Richmond county— Judge Black. December 27, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
1. The word, “owner,'’ as used in the Civil Code (1910), § 4420, is not synonomous with “landlord,” as the latter word is used in § 3694; and where the owner of land has fully parted with both possession and right of possession by any lawful contract of rental, his liabilities are those prescribed by § 3694. In such a case § 4420 is without application. It is otherwise where the possession or the right of possession is not fully parted with.
2. Until such a landlord is put upon notice that the rented premises are out of repair, he is not liable in damages for a failure to make the necessary…
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