Pause v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Yan Epps. City court of Atlanta. May term, 1895. Mrs. Anna Pause brought suit against the City of Atlanta for damages resulting to her by the building of a bridge on Eorsyth street, whereby her business of keeping a restam rant and bar and selling fish and oysters was broken up and destroyed. A nonsuit was granted, and she excepted.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Yan Epps. City court of Atlanta. May term, 1895. Mrs. Anna Pause brought suit against the City of Atlanta for damages resulting to her by the building of a bridge on Eorsyth street, whereby her business of keeping a restam rant and bar and selling fish and oysters was broken up and destroyed. A nonsuit was granted, and she excepted. It appears, that on September 16, 1890, she took a lease covering the basement at the rear side of the old capitol building, opening on the west side of Eorsyth street, at a monthly rental of $50, with the option to extend the same…
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
The plaintiff occupied certain premises in the City of Atlanta, which were used by her in the business of keeping a restaürant and bar, and selling fish and oysters. She occupied the premises under a lease at a stipulated, monthly rental for an agreed term of three years, and upon an option, by mutual agreement of the lessor and lessee, to extend the same to a term of five years. Her place of business was well located and properly fitted up at considerable expense. While engaged in the conduct of this business under the lease in question, the municipal authorities of the…
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