Legal Opinion
Stern v. Wyatt
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 19, 1976No. 52748PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stolz, Judge.
The appellant, the widow of Morris K. Stern, sued the appellee for the wrongful death of her husband. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the appellee.
At about dusk on September 6, 1973, the appellee negligently lost control of her automobile near Interstate 285 in Atlanta. She broke through a chain-link fence and collided with Mr. Stem’s car, which was traveling on the freeway. Stern’s vehicle spun around and came to a stop facing the wrong direction in the middle of the three northbound lanes of traffic. Mr. Stern emerged from his car, appearing to suffer only…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Williams v. GrierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Rollestone v. Cassirer & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Long Construction Co. v. RyalsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Callahan v. CofieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Smith v. Commercial Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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