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2021 Georgia Code
Title 44 - Property
Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty
Article 3 - Bailments
Part 3 - Deposits
§ 44-12-92. Liability of Depositories for Hire

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 44-12-92 (2021)
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Depositories for hire are bound to exercise ordinary care and diligence and are liable as in other cases of bailment for hire.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 2089; Code 1868, § 2084; Code 1873, § 2110; Code 1882, § 2110; Civil Code 1895, § 2928; Civil Code 1910, § 3501; Code 1933, § 12-404.)

Cross references.

- Warehouseman's duty of care, § 11-7-204.

Liability of innkeeper for goods stolen while entrusted to his care, § 43-21-8.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Nothing in O.C.G.A. Title 11 repeals or affects O.C.G.A. § 44-12-92. A.A.A. Parking, Inc. v. Bigger, 113 Ga. App. 578, 149 S.E.2d 255 (1966).

Defendant storage company is bound to exercise ordinary care to protect plaintiff's property, and the storage company's failure to deliver the goods on demand establishes a prima facie case for the plaintiff. Washburn Storage Co. v. Mobley, 94 Ga. App. 113, 94 S.E.2d 37 (1956).

Bailee can prevail only by establishing that bailee exercised ordinary care to prevent the loss or destruction of the bailor's property, once a prima face case is made against the bailee for failure to deliver the bailed goods on demand. Harper Whse., Inc. v. Henry Chanin Corp., 102 Ga. App. 489, 116 S.E.2d 641 (1960).

Bank must prove that it exercised ordinary care upon proof of loss by customer who rents a safety deposit box. Buena Vista Loan & Sav. Bank v. Bickerstaff, 121 Ga. App. 470, 174 S.E.2d 219 (1970).

Cited in Pennsylvania Steel Co. v. Georgia R.R. & Banking Co., 94 Ga. 636, 21 S.E. 577 (1894); Dixon v. Central of Ga. Ry., 110 Ga. 173, 35 S.E. 369 (1900); Seaboard Air-Line Ry. v. Shackelford, 5 Ga. App. 395, 63 S.E. 252 (1908); Jeems v. Lewis, 13 Ga. App. 456, 79 S.E. 235 (1913); Vandalsem v. Caldwell, 33 Ga. App. 88, 125 S.E. 716 (1924); Turner v. Priest, 48 Ga. App. 109, 171 S.E. 881 (1933); Richter v. Atlantic Co., 65 Ga. App. 605, 16 S.E.2d 259 (1941); Southeastern Air Servs., Inc. v. Edwards, 74 Ga. App. 582, 40 S.E.2d 572 (1946); Brooks v. Holman, 121 Ga. App. 720, 175 S.E.2d 131 (1970); Pastis v. Cobb Exch. Bank, 142 Ga. App. 519, 236 S.E.2d 279 (1977).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 8 Am. Jur. 2d, Bailments, § 158 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 26B C.J.S., Depositaries, § 11 et seq.

ALR.

- Relationship of bailor and bailee as between owner of goods in bonded warehouse and proprietor of warehouse, 77 A.L.R. 1502.

Liability of warehouseman for injury to stored goods as result of failure to maintain proper temperatures, 92 A.L.R.2d 1298.

Liability of savings bank for payment to person presenting lost or stolen passbook or savings account card, 68 A.L.R.3d 1080.

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