Legal Opinion
MacOn Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Chancey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 5, 1960No. 20845PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mobley, Justice.
In the petition for certiorari, exception is made to the ruling of the Court of Appeals affirming the following charge: “I charge you that where something unusual happens with respect to a defendant’s property, over which the defendant has control, an inference may arise that the injury was due to the defendant’s negligence. The inference which may in some cases arise from an unexplained occurrence, which has worked an injury to another, that the defendant who had in charge the instrumentality which was the direct cause of the injury was guilty of negligence, may or may not be…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Brown v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Gordon v. Aztec Brewing Co.California Supreme Court · 1949
- Chenall v. Palmer Brick Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Honea, by Next Friend v. Coca Cola Bot. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1944
- Palmer Brick Co. v. ChenallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Mary Kicklighter v. Nails by Jannee, Inc., Mary Kicklighter v. Nails by Jannee, Inc., and Third-Party v. Kay-See Dental Manufacturing Co., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Fender v. Colonial Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Chaffin v. Atlanta Coca Cola Bottling Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Parker v. DaileySupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Hospital Authority v. EasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
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