Legal Opinion
Pickering v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 21, 1912No. 4426PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Certiorari; from Murray superior court—Judge Fite. August 12, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtBottle, J.
1. A bailee for hire is required to exercise that degree of diligence in protecting property bailed which every prudent man would exercise in the preservation of similar property of his own. In all cases of bailment, after proof of loss, the burden is on the bailee to show proper diligence. Civil Code (1910), §§ 3469-71; Morris Transfer & Storage Co. v. Wilkes, 1 Ga. App. 751 (58 S. E. 232); Hall v. Stone, 11 Ga. App. 269 (75 S. E. 140).
2. Questions of negligence and diligence are peculiarly for the jury. While, after loss of property bailed, the burden is on the bailee to show that he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Morris Storage & Transfer Co. v. WilkesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Hall & Ham v. StoneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
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