Legal Opinion
Craven v. Brighton Mills Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 24, 1952No. 34234PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, C.J.
The three special grounds of the motion for a new trial will be considered together, for they serve to raise the questions of whether the trial judge was required to give in his charge to the jury the doctrine of contributory negligence, under the common-law rule, and, if so, whether the charge as given was a correct statement of that principle as applicable to the present case.
The collision occurred in South Carolina, and so the law of that State, as the place where the alleged tort occurred, determines the substantive rights of the parties. Green v. Johnson, 71 Ga. App. 777 (3) (32 S. E.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Macon & Western Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1868
- Slaton v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Lay v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Minter v. KentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
- Macon & Western Railroad v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Frances H. Turner, as Guardian for Frank N. Turner v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Wardell v. Richmond Screw Anchor Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Ohio Southern Express Co. v. BeelerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Ohio Southern Express Co. v. BeelerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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