Meriwether County v. Creamer

McMurray, Judge.

This is an action for wrongful death resulting when the plaintiffs’ mother died from injuries received when a fire truck on which she was riding was overturned. Named as defendant was Meriwether County which owned the vehicle. Plaintiffs contend that the defendant had waived its governmental immunity in accordance with Code Ann. § 56-2437 (Ga. L. 1960, pp. 289, 673 et seq.); 1 that plaintiffs’ mother was riding as an invitee passenger at the time she was injured (crushed to death); and that the defendant was negligent in a number of particulars as to the braking equipment of…