Legal Opinion

Snipes v. Leaseway of Georgia, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 29, 1979No. 57704PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

This is a dog bite case. Plaintiff was injured by defendant’s security dog when he went to defendant’s place of business to borrow a tool.

The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant. Plaintiff appeals, contending the trial court erred in charging on the status of licensee and failing to charge on punitive damages. Held:

1. The record shows that plaintiff failed to object to the trial court’s charge on the status of a licensee prior to return of verdict by the jury pursuant to Code Ann. § 70-207 (a) (Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 31; 1966, pp. 493, 498; 1968, pp. 1072,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Daniels v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Haugabrook v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  4. Atlanta Commercial Builders, Inc. v. PolinskyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. IsaacsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Kelley v. Austell Building Supply, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Polke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Whitworth v. Connecticut Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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