Legal Opinion · Dissent

Whiteway Laundry & Dry Cleaners, Inc. v. Childs

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 15, 1972No. 46757, 46816Published

1DissentEberhardt, Presiding Judge

While we agree with the holdings as reflected in the first nine divisions of the majority opinion, we cannot agree with Division 10 and must dissent.

The intersection where the plaintiff was injured when attempting to cross the street was a controlled one—controlled by traffic lights indicating the direction to be taken by traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, moving toward the intersection, directions, i. e., whether from north or south, east or west, and whether traffic in the respective directions should stop (by a red light) or move (by a green light).

The evidence was conflicting as to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  2. Tietjen v. MeldrimSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
  3. Eubanks v. MullisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  4. Leggett v. BrewtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  5. Morris v. WarlickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903

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