Legal Opinion
Perry v. Lyons
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 27, 1971No. 46007-46030, 46032-46034PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
The basic theory of these claims is that defendants Wyatt (#2), Ward (#3), Lyons (#4), Divinagracia (#5), and Hoover (#6) negligently collided with the automobiles in front •of them, or otherwise negligently stopped on the bridge, causing a blockade of the northbound lanes in a dense fog. Thereafter, vehicles 7 through 13 were able to stop without colliding, but it is contended that they could not move because the first five defendants had negligently blocked the traffic, that momentarily the tractor-trailer driven by Wright collided in the fog with the vehicles stopped…
2Cases cited72 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Williams v. GrierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Georgia Power Company v. BlumCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Cone v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. CoxwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Church's Fried Chicken, Inc. v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Black v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Stern v. WyattCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Smith v. Commercial Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Western Stone & Metal Corp. v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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