Dearing Leasing Co. v. Harmon, Inc.

Frankum, Judge.

The allegations of the petition quoted in the foregoing statement of facts admit of no construction other than that the motor vehicle truck which was the subject matter of the lease contract was destroyed by fire without fault or neglect on the part of the defendant. Much, if not the entire, argument of counsel for the parties is devoted in their briefs in this case to a discussion of whether the contract sued on (admittedly a “bailment lease” as defined in Great American Indem. Co. v. Ashbaugh, 96 Ga. App. 166, 99 SE2d 501) obligated the lessee as an insurer of the truck and…