Legal Opinion
Jones v. Clark
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 5, 1978No. 56141PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Judge.
The appellant brought this suit to collect rental payments due under a 5-year lease contract with the appellees. The trial judge found the lease to be void for illegality and granted summary judgment to the appellees. He also denied a motion for summary judgment filed by the appellants.
The lease provided that the premises could be used only for the operation of a liquor store. The rent was set at $500 per month as the "minimum rental,” with an additional requirement that the appellees pay a stated percentage of their gross sales to the extent that this amount exceeded the minimum…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Southern Airways Co. v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- National Manufacture & Stores Corp. v. DekleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Dehco, Inc. v. GreenbergCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Szabo Associates, Inc. v. Peachtree-Piedmont AssociatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Miazza v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Glen Oak, Inc. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Adams v. D & D Leasing Co. of Georgia, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Arbitration Between Laminoirs-Trefileries-Cableries De Lens, S. A. v. Southwire Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1980
- Adp-Financial Computer Services, Inc. v. The First National Bank of Cobb CountyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Considine Co. of Georgia, Inc. v. Turner Communications Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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