Hardy v. Brooks
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Judge.
Questions of negligence and diligence and of cause and proximate cause and whose negligence constituted the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries are, except in plain, palpable and indisputable cases, solely for the jury, and the courts will decline to decide such questions on demurrer unless reasonable minds cannot differ as to the conclusions to be reached. Long Construction Co. v. Ryals, 102 Ga. App. 66 (1) (115 S. E. 2d 726). Under these principles the petition clearly stated a cause of action against the defendant Hayes and the trial court did not err in overruling…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kirk v. United Gas Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Long Construction Co. v. RyalsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Bonner v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
- Simonsen v. ThorinNebraska Supreme Court · 1931
- Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. WallaceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
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- Soto v. Roswell Townhomes, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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