Legal Opinion

Brown v. Five Points Parking Center

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 27, 1970No. 44945PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eberhakdt, Judge.

As a general rule the relationship of bailment is created when one parks his automobile with a garage or parking lot. Code § 12-403; Bunn v. Broadway Parking Center, 116 Ga. App. 85 (156 SE2d 464); AAA Parking v. Black, 110 Ga. App. 554 (139 SE2d 437); Nelliger v. Atlanta Baggage &c. Co., 109 Ga. App. 863 (137 SE2d 566). But the parties may, by agreement, create a different relationship, and it *821is our view that when plaintiff accepted the parking tickets, parked his car pursuant thereto, and signed the tickets for delivery back to the garage as evidence of the contract under…

2Cases cited60 opinions

  1. Lewis v. FoySupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  2. Equitable Loan & Security Co. v. WaringSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  3. Studebaker Corporation v. NailCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  4. Mutual Life Insurance v. DurdenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
  5. Clay v. Phœnix InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Orkin Exterminating Co. v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Warwick v. MatheneyMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Park 'N Go of Georgia, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Porubiansky v. Emory UniversityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Department of Transportation v. BrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

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