Legal Opinion

Hodges v. Atlanta Gas Light Company

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 7, 1947No. 31464PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The amended petition set out a cause of action; and its dismissal on general demurrer was error.

DECIDED APRIL 7, 1947.

Mrs. Charles Hodges sued the Atlanta Gas Light Company to recover damages for the infliction of personal injuries. The original petition alleged: that she had employed the defendant toinstall and connect a gas furnace in her home; that the gas furnace was not supplied by the defendant but was one which she already had uninstalled in her house; that the defendant, in February, 1942, did connect the furnace, including the thermocouple, thermostat, and other necessary gas…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chisholm v. Atlanta Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1876
  2. Meriwether County v. GilbertCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
  3. Cornett v. Georgia Public Utilities Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
  4. Powers v. Atlanta Gas-Light Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1933

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wilkinson v. Rich's Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
  2. Belk-Matthews Co. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
  3. Atlanta Gas Light Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
  4. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
  5. City of Albany v. BurtCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953

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