Legal Opinion

Harris v. Collins

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 13, 1979No. 57411PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Underwood, Judge.

As we said in the last appearance of this dispute, "[t]his is the wrongful death case arising out of a collision between a log truck and a parked garbage collection vehicle previously reported at 142 Ga. App. 695 (236 SE2d 909) (1977), where we reversed the directed verdict for defendants. We held that the jury could infer negligence on the truck driver’s part if the parked vehicle he struck was visible from a distance sufficient to allow him to pass by the vehicle and avoid the collision. Accordingly on retrial plaintiff widow sought to introduce evidence on this issue, but…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brown v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
  2. Martin v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  3. Walden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  4. Central of Georgia Railroad v. SellersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  5. Harris v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. People v. StewartIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Stephen W. Brown Radiology Associates v. GowersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Helton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Barnes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

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