Legal Opinion
Bonita Theatre v. Bridges
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 13, 1924No. 15099PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
J. W. Bridges brought an action for personal injuries *799against the Bonita Theatre, a corporation, and recovered a verdict for $1100. The defendant’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and it excepted.
The injury sued for was caused by the falling of the overhead plastering in the defendant’s theatre building, in which the plaintiff, as an invitee, was attending a show. The petition averred, that the “defendant was negligent, in that the said plastering was allowed to be on said overhead ceiling without being properly supported, in that there was nothing underneath said plastering to hold the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Moone v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Wall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Palmer Brick Co. v. ChenallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Monahan v. National Realty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Sinkovitz v. Peters Land Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Dittiger v. Isal Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Blount v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Arnall Mills v. SmallwoodCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
- Southern Railway Co. v. WessingerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- McCleod v. Nel-Co Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1953
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