Legal Opinion

Castleberry v. Gold Agency, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 22, 1971No. 46375PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs in six actions for personal injury or wrongful death combine to appeal the grants of summary judgment to two of the defendants.

These actions all arose out of the same occurrence when a racing car at the Yellow River Drag Strip went out of control and ran into a crowd of spectators. In addition to the driver Platt and the owner of the drag strip, plaintiffs named as defendants The Gold Agency (the driver’s booking agent) and the Coca-Cola Company. Gold made an appearance to contest jurisdiction. Its motions to dismiss were treated as motions for summary…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. O'Neal Steel, Inc. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  2. Gainesville Carpet Mart v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Coe & Payne Co. v. Wood-Mosaic Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  2. Shellenberger v. TannerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Hayes v. IrwinDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1982
  4. Clarkson Power Flow, Inc. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  5. Thorington v. CashCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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