Legal Opinion
Bush v. Skelton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 20, 1954No. 35392, 35393PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
Error is assigned in a special ground of the amended motion for a new trial in each case on the following excerpt from the charge: “If you should find that the collision was the result of an accident, then the plaintiff would not be entitled to recover.”
In Lane v. Varner, 89 Ga. App. 47, 51 (78 S. E. 2d 528), it was held: “Unfortunately, the word ‘accident’ has two separate and distinct meanings. In Georgia law, and as charged by the judge in this case, it means, in connection with personal injury cases, an injury which occurs without being caused by the negligence of either the plaintiff or…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Morrow v. Southeastern Stages Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Savannah Electric Co. v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Riggs v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Toles v. HairCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Chadwick v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Everett v. CleggSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Cohran v. Douglasville Concrete Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. HallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Cobb v. Big Apple Supermarket of Columbus, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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