Legal Opinion

Farley v. Priest

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 10, 1977No. 53953PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Verdict and judgment were entered in favor of defendant in a rear end collision case. Defendant testified that immediately prior to the collision a car suddenly swerved out of the lane of traffic and that she applied her brakes to avoid hitting plaintiffs car, but her brakes unexpectedly failed. The court charged on the doctrine of sudden emergency and on such charge the plaintiff enumerated error.

1. Defendant has raised the issue that plaintiff enumerated errors in the charge which were not properly objected to at the trial level. We hold that the objection to the charge was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State Highway Department v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Atlanta Transit System, Inc. v. HinesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gibson v. TalleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Gibson v. TalleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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