Legal Opinion

Glover v. General Motors Corporation

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 25, 1967No. 42542, 42543, 42544Published

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Judge.

Even as against general demurrer, the negligence alleged must be shown to bear a proximate causal relation to the injury or it is not actionable negligence as to the plaintiff. McKinney v. Burke, 108 Ga. App. 501 (133 SE2d 383); McClure v. Union Lumber Co., 89 Ga. App. 424 (79 SE2d 412). Where, as here, the plaintiffs undertake to impose liability for the malfunction of the accelerator pedal, which is definitely alleged as the sole cause of the injuries, on three separate and distinct entities, the facts stated must, as against the general demurrers of each, be sufficient to show…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. King Hardware Co. v. EnnisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
  2. Kleinberg v. LyonsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
  3. Stallings v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
  4. Doby v. W. L. Florence Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
  5. Ford v. S. A. Lynch CorporationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949

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