Johnston v. Woody

Birdsong, Judge.

This case involves a suit for damages arising out of an automobile accident. Relevant to the appeal, the facts show that the appellant Johnston was proceeding west on 1-285, a circumferential highway girding the City of. Atlanta. The time was approximately 11 p.m. and Johnston was driving in the inner or left lane next to the median separating the two west-bound lanes from the two east-bound lanes. He admitted that the speed limit was posted at 55 mph and that he was driving 65-70 mph. He rather rapidly overtook another car proceeding in the same direction and in the same lane…