Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Vaughan
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 7, 1967No. 42635PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
The plaintiff in this case enumerates as error that the verdict of $1,300 is wholly inadequate to compensate her for the injuries she received, on the ground that there was undisputed evidence that the plaintiff had special damages of $2,900. The plaintiff argues that to authorize a verdict in her favor the defendant’s negligence would have to be greater than her own and, under the comparative negligence rule, the damages could not be reduced to less than 51% of the total special damages.
The decided cases, however, do not support the plaintiff’s argument but would support any…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brown v. Service Coach Lines Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Baggett v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Powers v. PateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Cox v. NixCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Parrott v. FletcherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Starks v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Wright v. Satilla Rural Electric CooperativeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Fargason v. PervisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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