Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. Hiers
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 7, 1950No. 32815PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, C. J.
This action was brought in Ware Superior Court by Clinton McCarthy against Jack Hiers, Cecil Hiers, and George Thigpen, partners trading as Hiers Planing Mill Company, for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when the roof of the defendants’ building collapsed.
The material facts alleged in the petition are as follows: The defendants occupy a building at 721 Albany Avenue in Way-cross, -Georgia, of open construction with a galvanized roof supported by steel girders. There is a boiler room in the building with a large boiler in it, and extending therefrom through an opening in the roof…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fulton Ice & Coal Co. v. PeceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- McCrory Stores Corporation v. AhernCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- Babcock Bros. Lumber Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Cuthbert v. SchofieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Williamson v. KiddCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
3Cited by15 opinions
- Amear v. HallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Roberts v. WickerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
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- Wicker v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
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