Legal Opinion
Sumner v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 12, 1945No. 30809PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The court did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial for any reason assigned.
DECIDED APRIL 12, 1945.
Thomas L. Sumner filed suit against Alton Thomas, R. R. Dukes, doing business as Dukes Bus Lines, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, to recover damages for an injury he sustained when his car collided with a bus driven by Alton Thomas for R. R. Dukes. When the evidence closed, the court, on motion of the defendant, directed a verdict against the plaintiff. A motion for a new trial was filed on the general grounds, and thereafter amended by adding a special ground…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kelly v. LockeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Bach v. Bragg Bros. & Blackwell Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Taylor v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Georgia Power Co. v. MaxwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Wilson v. PollardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Smith v. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Anderson v. Dunwoody North Driving Club, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Lanier v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Davis v. TannerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
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