Legal Opinion

Dills v. Cooper

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1968No. 43259PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pannell, Judge.

1. “Negligence on the part of one alleged to be a joint tortfeasor is not too remote as a matter of law to enter into the proximate cause of injury inflicted on a non-negligent plaintiff if the tortfeasor might reasonably have anticipated that, as a result of his own negligence in creating a dangerous situation, the negligence of another, operating in conjunction with his own negligent act, would cause injury to the plaintiff.” Washington v. Kemp, 97 Ga. App. 235 (2) (102 SE2d 910).

Argued January 5, 1968 Decided January 15, 1968. N. Forrest Montet, for appellant. Arnall, Golden…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Washington v. KempCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  2. Tucker v. Star Laundry & Cleaners, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1959

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. O'NEIL v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  2. Perry v. LyonsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  3. Aretz v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1977
  4. George v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  5. O'NEIL v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968

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