Brooks v. Carver
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtFelton, J.
1. In this suit by a minor guest in an automobile, for $2000 damages on account of personal injuries received in a collision at intersecting city streets with an automobile driven by a servant of the defendants, the verdict of $300 for the plaintiff was fully authorized.
2. An automobile guest is precluded from recovery against the driver or master of the driver of another automobile, for damages from a collision, where the driver of the car in which the guest was riding failed to exercise ordinary care, and that negligence-was the sole proximate cause of the injury. But if the guest himself…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. BarrowCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. BryansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Espy v. AshCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Chandler v. BrittainCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
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- Smith v. PayneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
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- Plaspohl v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- SCHOLLE ATLANTA CORPORATION v. NealyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Stroud v. WillinghamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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