Legal Opinion
Holland v. Phillips
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 21, 1956No. 36275, 36323PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
It is not necessary for an injured guest plaintiff, or one suing for damages resulting from the death of such guest passenger, to allege freedom from negligence on the part of the guest or to negative any relationship between the guest and the driver which might result in imputing the driver’s negligence to the guest, insofar as the averments of the petition are concerned. Mayor &c. of Savannah v. Waters, 27 Ga. App. 813(2) (109 S. E. 918). Since it is alleged that the deceased was a gratuitous guest passenger in an automobile which was under the exclusive control of the driver thereof and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Doby v. W. L. Florence Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- State Construction Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- State Construction Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Mayor of Savannah v. WatersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- Trammell v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Larson v. Heintz Construction Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1959
- Ferguson v. Ben M. Hogan CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1969
- M. R. Thomason & Associates, Inc. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Lee v. PettyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Smith v. Ledbetter Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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