Legal Opinion

Garner v. LaMarr

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 11, 1953No. 34648PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCarlisle, J.

1. Where the plastering of a bedroom ceiling in rented premises is filled with numerous small, lengthy cracks and because of this condition, when taken in connection with the fact that the plastering is of inferior quality, being too brittle and lacking the proper tensile strength so that the keys between the laths of the ceiling will hold the weight of the plastering and there is nothing under the plastering to support it, the ceiling is dangerous, and, while the cracks are patent and obvious, the dangerous condition of the ceiling is not perfectly patent and obvious—it cannot be said as a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Stack v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. McGee v. HardacreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
  3. Johnson v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  4. Crook v. FosterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  5. Miller v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. McKenzie v. EggeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
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  3. EFFICIENCY LODGE, INC. v. NEASONSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Smith v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  5. Canfield v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964

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