Legal Opinion

Malcom v. Malcolm

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 14, 1965No. 41289PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jordan, Judge.

1. “Questions of negligence, of contributory negligence, of cause and proximate cause, and of whose negligence or of what negligence constitutes the proximate cause of an injury are, except in plain, palpable and indisputable cases, solely for the jury.” Long Constr. Co. v. Ryals, 102 Ga. App. 66 (1) (115 SE2d 726). It was not the purpose of the summary judgment law (Ga. L. 1959, p. 234 et seq.; Code Ann. Ch. 110-12) to change these general rules with reference to sub mitting questions to the jury (Wasserman v. Southland Investment Corp., 105 Ga. App. 420, 124 SE2d 674), as it…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Holland v. Sanfax CorporationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  2. McCarty v. National Life & Accident InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  3. O'Dowd v. NewnhamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  4. Long Construction Co. v. RyalsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  5. Flanigan v. RevilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Nathan v. DuncanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  3. Saunders v. VikersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  4. Watkins v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  5. Thompson v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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