Smith v. Jensen

In Smith v. Jensen, 156 Ga. 814 (120 SE 417) (1923), the plaintiff, who had a right to use the stairway and hallway to access his leased office in a commercial space, also claimed the right to hang advertising in the stairway and hallway. See id. at 820 (2). The Supreme Court of Georgia rejected the plaintiff's argument, holding that: "The right of ingress and egress does not confer upon the tenant any other use of the stairway and hallway." Id