Legal Opinion
Williams Bros. Lumber Co. v. Meisel
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 4, 1951No. 33769, 33782PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelton, J.
1. Special ground four of the amended motion alleges that the court erred in refusing to admit testimony that the deceased stated, about ten minutes after he was struck and while he was still lying on the spot where he was struck, that the taxicab was “driving fast.” It is contended that such testimony should have been admitted as being a part of the res gestae. Whether or not such statement by the deceased was a part of the res gestae, we feel that the statement should not have been admitted into evidence because it was too indefinite to be of probative value as to the speed of the taxicab,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Lloyd Adams Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. OuztsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Barbre v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
- Clark v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
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3Cited by38 opinions
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