Legal Opinion
Glover v. City Council of Augusta
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 10, 1951No. 33403PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The special ground of the motion for new trial, assigning error on the direction of the verdict, will be considered in connection with the general grounds. It is well settled that the direction of a verdict is error if the evidence, together with all reasonable inferences and deductions therefrom, would have authorized a verdict for the opposite party. Miraglia v. Gose, 17 Ga. App. 639 (1) (87 S. E. 906); Code § 110-104.
A municipality must exercise ordinary care and diligence to keep its streets and sidewalks in a reasonably safe condition for the use of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Georgia Power Company v. BlumCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Wynne v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Scearce v. Mayor of GainesyilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- Hill v. Davison-Paxon Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Lebby v. Atlanta Realty Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Robinson v. Kroger Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Alterman Foods, Inc. v. LigonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Redding v. Sinclair Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Martin v. HensonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
- Stuckey's Carriage Inn v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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