Legal Opinion
City Council of Augusta v. Lee
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 16, 1980No. 58901PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
On or about May 13, 1976, in the afternoon, Joseph Darlyn Lee, while standing at or near the south curb line of 3032 Lake Forest Drive, Augusta, Georgia, was struck by a public bus owned and operated by the City Council of Augusta from which he received certain personal injuries. Thereafter, he brought a tort action against the bus driver, Samuel N. Nix, and the City Council of Augusta seeking damages in the amount of $782,348.06. (The recast complaint, as amended, prayed for $972,288.46.) He alleged therein that he had presented the ante litem notice required by…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Curtis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Patillo v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Eiland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Denton v. Con-Way Southern Express, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Five Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Goins v. GlissonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Moore v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- McGlohon v. OgdenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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