Legal Opinion
Hooks v. Sanford
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 15, 1923No. 13532PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. This was an action against the proprietor of a hotel, for injuries alleged to have been inflicted by the manager upon the plaintiff while a guest therein. The evidence offered by the plaintiff tended to show that while the plaintiff was complaining to a clerk at the hotel’s office that the charge for a meal to which the plaintiff had just been served was excessive, the manager voluntarily responded to the complaint with opprobrious words, followed by an assault and battery upon the plaintiff. Held, that the inference was authorized that the difficulty which led to the alleged assault and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Savannah Electric Co. v. WheelerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Georgia Railroad v. HomerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
- Southern Railway Co. v. JordanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Georgia R. R. & Banking Co. v. RichmondSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Southern Railway Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- High Co. v. HollerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
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