Legal Opinion
Reed v. Heffernan
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 1, 1984No. 67990PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
Wrongful death action. In November, 1981, Gregory Heffernan was invited by his girl friend, Susan Reed, to go to her home in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Susan was a student at the University of Georgia. She drove her car from Athens to Knoxville with Heffernan as a passenger. Heffernan drove her car on the return trip from Knoxville to Athens. The return journey was driven in rainy conditions. When arriving at the outskirts of Demorest in north Georgia, and while rounding a curve, the Reed vehicle left the right lane, crossed the middle line and crashed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Jackson v. MilesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
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