Legal Opinion
Southern Mills, Inc. v. Newton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 25, 1955No. 35524, 35525PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
Negligence is predicated against the subcontractor Allgood Brothers on the theory that (1) it should, in the exercise of ordinary care, have anticipated that the amount of •rainfall which actually fell would have been likely to fall in that vicinity; (2) it should, in the exercise of ordinary care, have anticipated that the amount of rainfall which actually accumulated along the bare, sloping surface of the West By-Pass along which work was progressing would be sufficient, if there were no means for it to drain away, to overflow at the low point at the foot of the hill and cause property…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Atlanta & Florida Railroad v. KimberlySupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- Citizens & Southern Bank v. Union Warehouse & Compress Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Whitaker v. Jones, McDougald, Smith, Pew Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Goble v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Larkins v. BoydSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Palmer v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Misenhamer v. PharrCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Horn v. C. L. Osborn Contracting Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Wilmock, Inc. v. FrenchCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Fields v. B & B PIPELINE CO.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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