Case Title: Strother Ford, Inc. v. First National Bank of Atlanta

Citation: 258 Ga. 319, 368 S.E.2d 489

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State: georgia

Court: Georgia Supreme Court

Date: 1988-05-26T00:00:00Z

Document:
258 Ga. 319 (1988) 368 S.E.2d 489 STROTHER FORD, INC. v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATLANTA. 45540. Supreme Court of Georgia. Decided May 26, 1988. Reconsideration Denied June 14, 1988. Toby B. Prodgers, for appellant. Maley & Crowe, Stephen J. Knezo, for appellee. WELTNER, Justice. 1. We granted certiorari to determine whether under the facts of this case a mechanic may impress a lien upon a leased automobile. First Nat. Bank of Atlanta v. Strother Ford, 186 Ga. App. 16 (366 SE2d 307) (1988). 2. The lease provides: 3. The lessor, having imposed upon the lessee a duty to maintain the automobile, may not now insist that the lessee lacked the authority to contract for necessary repairs. As power entails duty, so does *320 responsibility import authority. See Miree v. United States, 242 Ga. 126, 132 (249 SE2d 573) (1978). Judgment reversed. All the Justices concur, except Marshall, C. J., who dissents.