Legal Opinion
Belk-Matthews Co. v. Thompson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 20, 1956No. 36252PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarlisle, J.
Questions as to diligence and negligence including contributory negligence and proximate cause are peculiarly for the determination of a jury and the court will not solve them on demurrer, except in plain and indisputable cases. International Cotton Mills v. Carroll, 22 Ga. App. 26 (95 S. E. 472); Hodges v. Atlanta Gas Light Co., 75 Ga. App. 105 (42 S. E. 2d 244).
“There may be more than one proximate cause of an injury. Shermer v. Crowe, 53 Ga. App. 418 (3) (186 S. E. 224). It is m> defense to an action for an injury resulting from negligence that the negligence of a third person contributed…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Rollestone v. Cassirer & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. DanielsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Scearce v. Mayor of GainesyilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- City of Brunswick v. GlogauerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Callahan v. CofieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Housing Authority of Atlanta v. FambleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Todd v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Elmore of Embry Hills, Inc. v. PorcherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Scoggins v. Campbellton Plaza Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Chambers v. City and County of HonoluluHawaii Supreme Court · 1965
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