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Cone v. AustinCone v. Austin

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Apr 3, 1935
24494
Reporters:
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Before:
Gtjeeey
Gtjeeey, J.

A petition which alleges that the defendant placed ‍​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‍a long ladder against his building, on a sidewalk, at such an angle as to carelessly and negligently ‍​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‍have it out of balance to such an extent as to cause it to fall and injure ‍​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‍the plaintiff, and that it was left in this condition unguarded, unsupported, and unprotected, and without any ‍​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‍warning to the plaintiff, sets out a cause of action. The court did not err in overruling the ‍​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‍general demurrer.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, G. J., and MacIntyre, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Cone v. Austin
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Apr 3, 1935
Citations: 51 Ga. App. 40; 179 S.E. 580; 1935 Ga. App. LEXIS 540; 24494
Docket Number: 24494
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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