Legal Opinion
Pirkle v. Hawley
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 6, 1991No. A90A1870PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Plaintiff Pirkle appeals a judgment entered upon a jury verdict for defendant Gwinnett Daily News (a partnership) and against defendant Hawley for $50,000. She was injured on December 20, 1987, when her car was struck by an automobile driven by Hawley, who was intoxicated. Pirkle sued Hawley based upon his direct acts of negligence and sought recovery against the News for furnishing alcoholic beverages to a noticeably intoxicated person, knowing that person would soon be driving a vehicle, and for failing to take proper steps to prevent Hawley from driving after awareness of…
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