Legal Opinion
Cowart v. Webster
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 26, 1979No. 58779PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Judge.
The plaintiff filed this negligence action on behalf of her ward, Tony Curtis Morgan, who was severely injured when he fell or jumped from the back of a truck driven by the defendant. Morgan was in the custody of the Youth Development Center at Milledgeville at the time of the incident, having been committed there for beating his mother. The defendant driver was an employee of that agency. The plaintiff appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial following a jury verdict in favor of the defendant. Held:
1. The trial court did not commit error in his questioning of a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cuesta v. GoldsmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Crider v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Hobbs v. New England InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- Brooks v. BrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Bode v. NORTHEAST REALTY COMPANY, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Hamrick v. BonnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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