Veal v. Hanlon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Calhoun. City court of Atlanta. October 28, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
1. By the statute law of this State, a landlord is bound to keep in repair premises which he has rented to another. Civil Code, §§ 3118, 3123.
2. If, after notice.of the defective condition of the premises and after the lapse of a reasonable time in which to make the needed repairs, the repairs are not made, the landlord will be liable to the tenant or a member of his family for damages occasioned by the disrepair of the premises, if the injured party’s own negligence did not bring about the injury.
3. In an action by the wife of the tenant against the landlord for personal in- • juries alleged…
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