Legal Opinion

Brooks v. Carver

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 3, 1937No. 25903PublishedCited by 10 opinions

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

  1. Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. BarrowCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  2. Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. BryansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
  3. Espy v. AshCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
  4. Chandler v. BrittainCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  5. Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Smith v. PayneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
  2. Goldstein v. KarrCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  3. Plaspohl v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
  4. SCHOLLE ATLANTA CORPORATION v. NealyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  5. Stroud v. WillinghamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972

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