Legal Opinion
Vaissiere v. J. B. Pound Hotel Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 9, 1937No. 11559PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
A banquet was held in the dining-room of a hotel. A temporary rostrum had been constructed for the occasion, about 12 inches above the floor. The rostrum extended to within about 2-1/2 feet from the wall, thus leaving a vacant space. A table was placed on the rostrum, and seats were placed for guests at the table so that their backs* would be towards and near the edge of the rostrum. When the banquet was over, two guests occupying' adjacent seats arose, and one of them, being compelled to step back slightly in order to avoid striking the other, stepped on the edge of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wynne v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Wardlaw v. Executive Committee of the Baptist ConventionCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Ball v. WalshSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Executive Committee of the Baptist Convention v. WardlawSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
3Cited by31 opinions
- Southland Butane Gas Co. v. BlackwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Herschel McDaniel Funeral Home, Inc. v. HinesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- McMullan v. the Kroger Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Pilgreen v. HansonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Tinley v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
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