Legal Opinion
Holland v. Boyett
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 9, 1956No. 19328PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
1. In order for the occupants of a conveyance to be engaged in a joint enterprise, under the rules of law pertaining to negligence, there must be not only a joint interest in the objects and purposes of the undertaking, but also an equal right, express or implied, to direct and control the conduct of each other in the operation of the conveyance. Code § 105-205; 5 Am. Jur. 786, § 500; 38 Am. Jur. 923, § 237; 65 C. J. S. 813, 814, § 168; Roach v. Western & Atlantic R. Co., 93 Ga. 785, 786 (4) (21 S. E. 67); Clement A. Evans & Co. v. Waggoner, 197 Ga. 857 (30 S. E. 2d 915); Fuller…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Wynne v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Fuller v. MillsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
- Wright v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1866
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. GraySupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Hennon v. HardinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Bickford v. NolenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Barrow v. Georgia Lightweight Aggregate Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Floyd v. Colonial Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Williams v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Cullen v. TimmCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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