Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. Bryans

1. Where the sole proximate cause of an injury to the plaintiff is the negligence of some one other than the defendant, there can be no recovery against the defendant, although the defendant may have been guilty of negligence. In a suit for personal injuries, therefore, where the evidence presents an issue of fact as to whether the' injuries were caused by the negligence of the defendant or the negligence of a third person, it is error to instruct the jury to the effect that there can be no recovery against the defendant if the injuries were proximately caused solely by the conduct of a third…