Legal Opinion
Etheridge v. Hooper
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 20, 1961No. 38907PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
1. The evidence did not warrant a finding of wilful or wanton negligence, and there was no error in the grant of a nonsuit on count 1.
2. While the evidence was conflicting as to whether defendant was operating his vehicle in violation of the speed limit, as defined by lawful city ordinances of the City of Atlanta, and as to whether he was guilty of other charges of negligence as set out in the petition, these were questions to be resolved by the jury who, as Judge Bleckley said in Central R. Co. v. Ferguson & Melson, 63 Ga. 84, 85, “are the best doctors of doubt that we know…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Bird v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Huckabee v. GraceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Rentz v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Ludwig v. J. J. Newberry CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Stallings v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hieber v. WattCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Bailey v. ToddCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Earl v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Cooksey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Taylor v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
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