Legal Opinion
Woodard v. Laurens County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 15, 1995No. S95A0462PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
The driver of a logging truck failed to obey a stop sign at the intersection of two county roads and, having crossed into the path of on-coming traffic, the truck was struck broadside by appellant-plaintiffs’ vehicle. Seeking to recover for the injuries they sustained as the result of this collision, appellants filed suit against the driver of the truck and his employer as well as against the appellees in this case, who are Laurens County, the five county commissioners in their official capacities, and two county employees in both their official and individual capacities. As…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Schlesinger v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
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