Legal Opinion

Studard v. Department of Transportation

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 5, 1995No. A95A1233PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Martha Studard sued the Georgia Department of Transportation (“DOT”) and four DOT employees for injuries she sustained in an automobile collision on a DOT road construction site. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants. Studard appeals, enumerating as error the trial court’s refusal to admit certain evidence. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

The collision occurred in a highway construction zone where a DOT contractor was resurfacing the road. Beginning 1,500 feet before both ends of the construction zone, signs were placed every 500 feet warning of the…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. CartledgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  2. Gillespie v. GillespieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  3. Kilpatrick v. FosterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  4. Chastain v. Fuqua Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Crowder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  2. Fortson v. HotardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Smith v. CurtisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Haughton v. CanningCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Paden v. RuddCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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