Legal Opinion

Ergle v. Davidson

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 12, 1943No. 29881PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephens, P. J.

Mrs. J. F. Davidson brought suit against S. R. Ergle as the owner and operator of S. R. Ergle Beauty Shoppe in Augusta, in which she sought to recover damages on account of injuries to her scalp, consisting of burns which she claimed resulted from the negligence of the servants of the defendant in giving to her a permanent wave with an electric permanent-wave machine. The defendant denied liability. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $192. The defendant’s motion for new trial was overruled, and he excepted.

The plaintiff alleged that the defendant was negligent, through…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hendricks v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  2. Pollard v. RobersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  3. Ingram Legrand Lumber Company v. McAllisterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
  4. Smith v. SherwoodCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
  5. Thompson v. LyonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Clarke County School District v. MaddenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
  2. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. StricklandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
  3. Arnold v. ChuppCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
  4. Leverett v. Awnings, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  5. City of Summerville v. WoodardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958

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