Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Gaillard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 12, 1965No. 41148PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
The plaintiff brought this action for the death of her daughter, alleging as the cause of death gross negligence of the driver of an automobile in which her daughter was a passenger. The defendant assigns error on the judgment of the trial court overruling her motion for new trial. Held:
“When there is no assignment of error complaining that a request to charge was not given in the exact language of the request, and the request is substantially covered ... by the court, no reversible error is shown. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Rogers, 105 Ga. App. 778, 784 (125 SE2d 893).”…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Powell v. BerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Glover v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. BurnettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Carroll v. HayesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
- Central Container Corp. v. WestbrookCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Whidby v. Columbine Carrier, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Braswell v. Owen of Georgia, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Reeves v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- In Re CopelanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- American Home Assurance Co. v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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