Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Cannady
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 25, 1998No. A97A2523PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
On July 15, 1992, Adelle C. Cannady, plaintiff-appellee, was a passenger in a car driven by her daughter, Brenda C. Martin, traveling westbound on Georgia State Highway 26, also designated U. S. Highway 80; they had left Brooklet and were driving toward Statesboro, Georgia. Daniel Steven Stafford, Jr., a joint tortfeasor with defendant-appellant, the Georgia Department of Transportation (“DOT”), was driving eastbound toward them on the same road.
As Stafford approached the intersection of Ga. 26 and Grimshaw Road, a county-maintained road, an intense summer thunderstorm struck;…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Wright v. DilbeckCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Union Camp Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- General Motors Corp. v. MoseleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Department of Human Resources v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Stuckey's Carriage Inn v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Russell v. PARKFORD MANAGEMENT CO., INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Thomas v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Department of Transportation v. CannadySupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- In Re VincentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Jakobsen v. Colonial Pipeline Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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