SMITH v. STOVALL

33450.

84 Ga. App. 103 (1951)

65 S.E.2d 640

SMITH v. STOVALL.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 9, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence D. Stewart, for plaintiff in error.

Marvin O'Neal Jr., E. H. Stanford, contra.


WORRILL, J.

1. "A landlord is liable to one lawfully present on the rented premises, by invitation of the tenant, for injuries arising from defective construction, or from failure to keep the premises in repair, where the defect is known to the landlord or in the exercise of reasonable diligence could have been known, and the injured person was himself in the exercise of due care." Ross v. Jackson, 123 Ga. 657 (51 S. E. 578). A petition alleging that...

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