Schmitt v. Clayton County

REES, Justice.

This appeal by Clayton County is from a judgment for the plaintiff in a personal injury action. Plaintiff, Marguerite Schmitt, as conservator of the estate of Andrew Schmitt, asserted the failure of the defendant county to place adequate and proper warning signs on a dangerous curve was the proximate cause of injuries to plaintiff’s ward. In July of 1973 the pickup truck operated by Andrew Schmitt left the curve on a road in defendant county, resulting in brain damage to Andrew, due to which he remains in a comatose state, requiring constant care and attention.

The county…