Legal Opinion

Hicks v. M. H. A., Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 1, 1963No. 39878PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eberhardt, Judge.

The motion to dismiss the writ of error is denied for the reasons stated in the corresponding headnote.

Defendants urge the following grounds for sustaining the demurrers, viz: (a) plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence; (b) defendants had neither knowledge nor notice of plaintiff’s presence; and (c) defendants had neither knowledge nor notice that the described events would be dangerous.

Contributory negligence. We are urged to decide that plaintiff is barred here by her own negligence as a matter of law in that it can be assumed that plaintiff saw the crowd of “four…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cook v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  2. Conney v. Atlantic Greyhound Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  3. Redding v. Sinclair Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  4. Anderson v. CooperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
  5. Cooper v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Stewart v. GIBSON PROD. CO. OF NATCHITOCHES PARISH LA., INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
  2. Howard v. Gram Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Belk-Hudson Co. v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  4. McGarity v. Hart Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Sneider v. Hyatt CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1975

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