Legal Opinion

Hargrove v. Tanner

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 16, 1958No. 37208, 37209PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Townsend, Judge.

1. Questions as to diligence, negligence, and proximate cause will not be decided by the courts as a matter of law except in clear and indisputable cases. Georgia Power Co. v. Blum, 80 Ga. App. 618 (57 S. E. 2d 18).

2. Where it appears that the plaintiff driver, traveling in the right-hand or outer lane of a four-lane highway at a speed of approximately 45 miles per hour was forced by the emergency of the automobile immediately preceding her in the same lane of traffic coming to a sudden stop, to turn left and enter the inner or passing lane to avoid hitting the car ahead, it…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Georgia Power Company v. BlumCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  2. Cone v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Malcom v. MalcolmCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  2. Harper v. PlunkettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  3. Alexander v. HarnickCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. O'Steen v. Rheem Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Bynes v. StaffordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962

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