Legal Opinion
Country Club Apartments, Inc. v. Scott
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 1, 1980No. 36346PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
In Country Club Apts. v. Scott, 154 Ga. App. 217 (267 SE2d 811) (1980), the Court of Appeals held that the landlord’s implied warranty, that the rented premises were in good repair at the time they were rented, cannot be defeated by an exculpatory provision in the lease. The Court of Appeals’ affirmance of the trial court’s denial of the appellant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings is a type of ruling on which certiorari is not normally granted under our Rule 29 (2) (242 Ga. 1006). Because of the importance of the issue involved and the state of confusion of the law…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Frazer v. City of AlbanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Smith v. General Apartment Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Country Club Apartments, Inc. v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Ragland v. RookerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Camp v. Roswell Wieuca Court ApartmentsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Thompson v. CrownoverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Department of Transportation v. BrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Williams v. Cox Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Kennedy Development Co. v. CampSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Borg-Warner Insurance Finance Corp. v. Executive Park VenturesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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