Legal Opinion
Moses v. Chapman
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 5, 1966No. 41926PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ebankum, Judge.
1. “Negligence is predicated on what should have been anticipated rather than on what happened.” Misenhamer v. Pharr, 99 Ga. App. 163 (2) (107 SE2d 875); Ely v. Barbizon Towers, Inc., 101 Ga. App. 872, 877 (115 SE2d 616). And one is not bound to anticipate or foresee and provide against that which is unusual or that which is only remotely and slightly probable. Whitaker v. Jones, McDougald &c. Co., 69 Ga. App. 711, 716 (26 SE2d 545).
2. While negligence may be proved by circumstantial evidence as well as by direct evidence (Arnold Services, Inc. v. Sullins, 110 Ga. App. 19, 20…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Myers v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Whitaker v. Jones, McDougald, Smith, Pew Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Misenhamer v. PharrCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Ely v. Barbizon Towers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Mathis v. MathisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Strickland v. DeKalb Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Ramsey v. MercerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Bettis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Georgia Power Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Bolden v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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