Legal Opinion
Scarboro Enterprises, Inc. v. Hirsh
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 19, 1969No. 44243, 44244PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.
1. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants knew, or by the exercise of ordinary care should have known of the condition of the defective construction. While in the case of defective construction the landlord’s knowledge of such defect is conclusively presumed, this is true only if the construction was accomplished by the landlord or under his supervision or direction. Dobbs v. Noble, 55 Ga. App. 201, 203 (189 SE 694); Robertson v. Nat Kaiser Invest. Co., 82 Ga. App. 416, 419 (61 SE2d 298). As has been stated many times by our appellate courts: “A landlord is liable for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Harrison v. TuggleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Colonial Stores, Inc. v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Batson-Cook Co. v. Georgia Marble Setting Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Farm Supply Co. of Albany, Inc. v. CookCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers v. NewmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Molly Pitcher Canning Co. v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Georgia State Telephone Company v. ScarboroCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. Freight Delivery Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corp. v. Firstgroup America, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2012
- Gray v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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