Legal Opinion
City of Albany v. Burt
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 22, 1953No. 34505PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelton, J.
The court did not err in overruling the general demurrer to the petition as amended. -It set forth a cause of action on at least two theories: (1) the failure by the defendant to equip the plaintiff’s heater with a 100% shut-off safety pilot; and (2) the city’s failure to warn the plaintiff of the danger involved in the use of heavier-than-air gas in an appliance not equipped with a 100% shut-off safety pilot. The allegations of the petition are that the city was engaged in converting appliances in its own interest as well as that of its customers, and the ordinary rule as to the…
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