Legal Opinion
Drawdy v. Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 2, 1997No. A97A2027PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
The plaintiff, Brenda Drawdy, was injured in an automobile accident which occurred on July 25, 1993, in Glynn County. Drawdy was traveling westbound on the E. J. Torras Causeway. It was raining, and as she approached the Back River Bridge, her vehicle entered a pool of standing water, which caused her vehicle to hydroplane out of control and to strike the guard rail; Drawdy was thrown from her vehicle.
Drawdy brought suit against the Georgia Department of Transportation (“DOT”) for negligence in maintaining a public road and in permitting such road to acquire an unsafe…
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