Legal Opinion

Land v. Robb

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 11, 1969No. 43926Published

1Opinion of the Court

Whitman, Judge.

This case involves suits for damages arising out of an automobile collision. Plaintiff Robb sued defendant Land alleging negligence. Defendant Land filed a cross action alleging plaintiff Robb was negligent.

Because of the evidence presented at the trial, it was necessary to charge the jury on the doctrine of comparative negligence. The two enumerations of error relate to one sentence of the trial court’s comparative negligence charge, to wit: “As an illustration, if you believe that Mr. Robb was two-thirds at fault, and Mr. Land was one-third at fault, no recovery could be had…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Siegel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  2. Russell v. PittsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  3. Bell v. ProctorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  4. Goldstein v. KarrCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  5. Bell v. ProctorCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955

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