Chatham Abattoir & Packing Co. v. Painter Engineering Co.
Georgia Court of Appeals
Chatham Abattoir & Packing Co. v. Painter Engineering Co., 28 Ga. App. 788 (1922)
113 S.E. 94; 1922 Ga. App. LEXIS 864
Stephens
Chatham Abattoir & Packing Co. v. Painter Engineering Co.
Opinion of the Court
1. The defendant, being a bailee for hire, was under a duty to the plaintiff, the bailor, to exercise ordinary care and diligence to preserve and safeguard the property bailed. Civil Code (1910), § 3488.
2. It being alleged in the petition that the property bailed was damaged by a negligent act of the bailee acting through its servant or agent, the petition alleged a cause of action and was good against a general demurrer. Judgment affirmed.
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