Garner v. Sharp
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Judge.
This was a suit to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when his automobile struck the rear of a tractor being operated by one of the defendants on a public road in Gwinnett County. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants and the exception is to the denial of the plaintiff’s amended motion for new trial. Held:
There being some evidence to show that the tractor with which the plaintiff’s automobile collided was on the road and was in motion and proceeding in the same direction as the plaintiff, it was not error, as contended in special ground 1…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Americus, Preston & Lumpkin Railroad v. LuckieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- Askew v. AmosSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Lumpkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Hardwick v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Stewart v. MynattSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Meacham v. BarberCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Wilson v. DunawayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- McKinney v. SchaeferCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. GroverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968