Render v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of LaGrange—-Judge Duke Davis. January 23, 1920. The petition as amended alleges, in substance, that on June 1, 1919, the plaintiff and the defendant entered into a verbal contract under which the defendant rented to the plaintiff, at a rental of $125 per month, for one year, to begin on the 15th day of that month, a described building in the City of LaGrange, which the defendant represented that he had full authority to rent, but that on…
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Action for damages; from city court of LaGrange—-Judge Duke Davis. January 23, 1920. The petition as amended alleges, in substance, that on June 1, 1919, the plaintiff and the defendant entered into a verbal contract under which the defendant rented to the plaintiff, at a rental of $125 per month, for one year, to begin on the 15th day of that month, a described building in the City of LaGrange, which the defendant represented that he had full authority to rent, but that on the 11th day of the same month, when he went to see the defendant with reference to moving into the building, he was…
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
1. “ A contract establishing the relation of landlord and tenant for one year, though made before the year begins, may be in parol.” Steininger v. Williams, 63 Ga. 475; Gay v. Peak, 5 Ga. App. 583 (63 S. E. 650) ; Ridgway v. Bryant, 8 Ga. App. 564 (70 S. E. 28).
2. The court did not err in overruling the demurrer to the petition as amended.
Judgment affirmed.
Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concur. From the petition it appears that the building was rented for the purpose of being operated by the plaintiff as a hotel, and this purpose was known to the defendant at the time the contract was made. At…
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