Legal Opinion

Murray v. Woods

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 18, 1962No. 39478PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ebmiharot, Judge.

There was evidence concerning the manner in which this accident happened authorizing the jury to conclude that both the deceased and the defendant were negligent, and thus to apply the rule of comparative negligence in arriving at a verdict. Consequently, there is no merit in the general grounds. While plaintiff urges the inadequacy of the verdict, this is not a matter that can be reached by the general grounds, since in this case the claim of inadequacy rests entirely upon the proposition that nothing was included in the verdict for pain and suffering. “The amount of damages…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Trammell v. Atlanta Coach Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  2. Hawley Down Draft Furnace Co. v. Van Winkle Gin & Machine WorksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  3. Tallent v. McKelveyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  4. Slaton v. FowlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  5. McLendon v. FloydCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Maloy v. DixonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  2. Wheat v. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  3. Brown v. GarciaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Welsh v. FowlerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971

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