Legal Opinion

McDuffie v. Tanner

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 2, 1963No. 39969, 39970PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Judge.

Special ground 1 of the motion for new trial complains of the admission over objection of evidence as to the amount of nurses’ bills, it being contended that suit for this special damage would lie with the husband’s cause of action and not the married plaintiff’s.

It is not necessary for us to decide whether the admission of the testimony was erroneous, for even if it were assumed to be error, it was cured by the court’s charge to the effect that medical expenses were not to be considered by the jury, as these damages were not sought by the plaintiff in the action. Cozart v.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Powell v. Augusta & Summerville RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
  2. Hunt v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  3. Crown Cotton Mills v. McNallySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. Atlanta Street Railroad v. JacobsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  5. Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. HaralsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Service Merchandise, Inc. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  2. Cagle Poultry & Egg Co. v. BusickCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  3. Simmons v. EdgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Wright v. LailSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
  5. Sturdivant v. PolkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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