Legal Opinion

Pritchett v. Higgins

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 20, 1965No. 41331PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ebebhardt, Judge.

The general grounds of the motion are without merit. There was ample evidence to support the verdict.

In special ground 4 of the amended motion error is assigned upon the failure of the court to charge, without request, that the negligence of the host driver, if any, was not imputable to the plaintiff who was a guest in the car. Imputability of the negligence of the host driver to a guest was not an issue ip this case. It was not made by any pleading or evidence. Defendants made no contention of imputability; rather they contended that the sole proximate cause of plaintiff’s…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Ladson Motor Company v. CroftSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  2. East Tenn., Va. & Ga. Railway Co. v. MarkensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  3. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  4. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
  5. Shields v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Young Men's Christian Assn. v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  2. Bennett v. HaleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  3. Bankers Health & Life Insurance v. FryhoferCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  4. Redd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  5. Presley v. GriffithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965

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