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ABRAMS v. JOEL

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108 Ga. App. 662 (1963)

134 S.E.2d 480

ABRAMS v. JOEL.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 18, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Gaines, for plaintiff in error.

Erwin, Birchmore & Epting, Howell C. Erwin, Jr., contra.

HALL, Judge.

1. In Georgia, as in other jurisdictions, when a lessor breaches a duty to make repairs, the lessee may make the repairs himself and look to the lessor for reimbursement. Lewis & Co. v. Chisholm, 68 Ga. 40, 46; Dougherty v. Taylor & Norton Co., 5 Ga.App. 773, 775 (63 SE 928); Valdes Hotel Co. v. Ferrell, 17 Ga.App. 93, 97 (86 SE 333); 32 Am. Jur. 589, § 714 et seq. And for such a breach a lessee sued for rent may recoup...

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