Southeastern Liquid Fertilizer Co. v. Mock

Negligence, to be actionable, must be the proximate cause or concurring proximate cause of the injuries received. Holbrooks v. Ford Rental System, 34 Ga. App. 588 (130 S. E. 363); Whitaker v. Jones, McDougald, Smith Pew Co., 69 Ga. App. 711 (26 S. E. 2d 545). Two acts are here alleged as negligence, one being the flashing of a bright light upon the plaintiff. According to the allegations of the petition, when construed most strongly against the pleader, this act took place when the plaintiff had approached so closely to the defendant’s tractor that he was unable to stop in any event.…