Case Name: Chatham Abattoir and Packing Company et al. v. Painter Engineering Company
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1922-07-24
Citations: 28 Ga. App. 788
Docket Number: 12663
Parties: Chatham Abattoir and Packing Company et al. v. Painter Engineering Company.
Judges: Jenkins, P. J., concurs.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 28
Pages: 788–788

Head Matter:
12663.
Chatham Abattoir and Packing Company et al. v. Painter Engineering Company.
Decided July 24, 1922.
Action for damages; for city court of Savannah — Judge Rourke. June 15, 1921.
Aaron Kravitch, John E. Schwarz, for plaintiff in error.
Lewis A. Mills Jr., contra.

Opinion:
Stephens, J.
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.
Jenkins, P. J., concurs.