Stone's Independent Oil Distributors v. Bailey

Whitman, Judge.

Plaintiff below, J. W. Bailey, brought an action to recover for personal injuries arising out of a pre-dawn collision involving two automobiles, a gasoline tank truck, and a passenger bus.

The evidence adduced at the trial shows that the incident occurred on the Mark Fitzpatrick-Jim Duncan Bridge which crosses the Ocmulgee River between Houston and Twiggs Counties. The bridge crosses the river in an east-west direction. It is 24 feet wide by 1,054 feet long and accommodates two lanes of traffic.

The plaintiff was not in a car when he was injured. He had been traveling west on the…