Legal Opinion
Georgia Department of Transportation v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 29, 2012No. A11A1579, A11A1580, A11A2017, A11A2089PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Presiding Judge.
Ernest F. Smith, Sr., and his wife, Irene D. Smith, lost their lives from injuries they sustained after a large oak tree fell on their vehicle as they were driving on State Route 154. Ernest F. Smith, Jr., and Robert M. Smith (the Smiths), individually and as co-executors of their parents’ estates, brought the underlying wrongful death actions against the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT), alleging that the tree in question was hazardous; that it was growing on the DOT’s right of way; and that the DOT’s employees were negligent in failing to discover and…
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- Department of Transportation v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Brantley v. Department of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Cornett v. AgeeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Edwards v. Department of Children & Youth ServicesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
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