Legal Opinion
King v. Stuart Motor Co.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided October 28, 1943No. Civ. A. 2550, 2551PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL, District Judge.
In a prior suit Mrs. King sued Mrs. Leach for damages alleged to have been sustained while she was riding in Mrs. Leach’s car as an invited guest. The acts of negligence alleged were the conduct of Mrs. Leach in directing her chauffeur to operate the car at a greatly excessive rate of speed, as well as the negligence of the chauffeur himself. In other words, the suit was predicated on the active negligence of both Mrs. Leach and her chauffeur, for which she was liable under the principle of respondeat superior. Upon the trial of the case the jury found generally in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Portland Gold Mining Co. v. Stratton's Independence, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- Pinnix v. . GriffinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Southern Railway Co. v. HarbinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Roadway Express Inc. v. McBroomCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- King v. LeachCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Robinson v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1989
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