Legal Opinion

King v. Ellis

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 6, 1961No. 38974PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Felton, Chief Judge.

The evidence adduced at the trial is ample to support the verdict and judgment. The general-grounds are without merit.

Special ground 4 of the plaintiff’s motion for new trial assigns error on the court’s failure to charge three propositions which were tendered to the court by a timely, written request. Paragraph 2 of the requested charge was as follows: “If the highway is wet and slippery by reason of falling rain and the condition of the highway is such that driving a vehicle at a certain speed is likely to cause such vehicle to- skid upon the application of its brakes…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Childers v. Ackerman Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1955
  2. New York Life Insurance v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  3. Thompson v. O'ConnorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  4. Shippey Bros. v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
  5. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bowers v. Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  2. Schoolcraft v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  3. Wells v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  4. Goldstein v. KarrCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  5. OGLETHORPE REALTY COMPANY, INC. v. HazzardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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