Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Polk County Historical Society, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 17, 1995No. A94A2385PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Dennis and Faye Nelson brought suit against the Polk County Historical Society, as landlord, for injuries resulting when tenant Dennis Nelson, along with a ladder and a negligently constructed church awning, fell to the ground. Nelson was pastor of a small church group using the property at the time of the incident. The awning was added by a former tenant — also a church group. Due to his resulting severe and permanent brain injury, Nelson cannot recall the *757incident, and there were no other witnesses to the fall. The trial court granted the landlord’s motion for directed verdict…
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