Legal Opinion
Pettaway v. City of Albany
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 10, 1962No. 39482PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhakdt, Judge.
1. A suit by a widow tó recover the full value of the life of her husband, alleged to have been fatally injured by negligent acts of the defendant city, is a suit for damages arising from injuries to the person. Atlantic, V. & W. R. Co. v. McDilda, 125 Ga. 468 (54 SE 140, 114 ASR 240); Cantrell v. Davis, 176 Ga. 745 (169 SE 38); Ivester v. Southern Ry. Co., 61 Ga. App. 364 (6 SE2d 214). See Lundy v. City Council of Augusta, 51 Ga. App. 655, 659 (4) (181 SE 237).
2. Where it does not appear from the petition itself that the ante litem notice, required by Code § 69-308, was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Atlantic, Valdosta & Western Railroad v. McDildaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Saunders v. City of FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- City of Atlanta v. BarrettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Cantrell v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Peek v. City of AlbanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City of Gainesville v. MossCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- City of Gainesville v. MossCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963