Legal Opinion
Yeager v. Jacobs
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 16, 1965No. 41068PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Frankum, Judge.
In this State questions as to diligence and negligence, including contributory negligence, and as to whose negligence or what negligence constitutes the proximate cause of an injury are peculiarly questions for a jury to determine, and the courts should decline to solve such questions on demurrer or otherwise, except in those plain, palpable and indisputable cases where reasonable minds cannot differ as to the conclusion to be reached. Martin v. McAfee & Co., 31 Ga. App. 690, 695 (2) (122 SE 71); Jordan v. Lee, 51 Ga. App. 99 (2) (179 SE 739); Lewis v. Williams, 78 Ga. App.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Chenall v. Palmer Brick Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Georgia Power Company v. BlumCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Redding v. Sinclair Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Southern Cotton-Oil Co. v. GladmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Long Construction Co. v. RyalsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Bryant v. ColvinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Colonial Stores, Inc. v. DonovanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Pique v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Georgia Power Company v. KnightonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Mulligan v. BlackwoodCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
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