Legal Opinion
FLEET TRANSPORT COMPANY v. Cooper
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 4, 1972No. 46813PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff brought this suit to recover for the wrongful death of her son allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendants. A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and judgment was entered. On appeal the defendants enumerate as error the overruling of their motions for directed verdict, judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for new trial and a portion of the court’s charge to the jury.
1. (a) The evidence, while conflicting, authorized a verdict for plaintiff.(b) Plaintiff did not aver in her complaint that her son did not leave at the time of his death a wife…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Garrett v. Royal Brothers Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Stuckey's Carriage Inn v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- City of MacOn v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Seagraves v. ABCO Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- O'NEIL v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Broom Ex Rel. Broom v. Southeastern Highway Contracting Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
- Hurst v. J. P. Colley Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Jim Walter Corp. v. WardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Clemons v. Atlanta Neurological Institute, P.C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- MacK v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
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