Legal Opinion
McLarty v. Shirley
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 7, 1970No. 45481PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Chief Judge.
This is an action to recover damages for the negligent construction of a roof on plaintiff’s building which collapsed. The jury returned a verdict for defendant.
1. The evidence authorized the verdict.
2. It was alleged that defendant violated a part of the DeKalb County Building Code in constructing the roof and evidence in support of this was admitted. The trial court in its instructions correctly defined negligence per se; charged that if the jury found that the defendant violated the building code, he would be guilty of negligence per se; and if this negligence was the…
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