McKinney & Co., Inc. v. Lawson

Weltner, Justice.

Kathleen Lawson was struck by an automobile as she was attempting to go around a growth of tree branches which blocked a public right-of-way, and which extended out into the street. She brought an action against the motorist and against the landowner upon whose property the trees grew. A jury found no negligence on the part of the motorist, but found negligence on the part of the landowner and returned a verdict in favor of Lawson in the amount of $350,000. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court, McKinney & Co., Inc. v. Lawson, 180 Ga. App. 550 (349 SE2d 763) (1986).…