Legal Opinion

Delta Finance Co. v. Ganakas

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 2, 1956No. 36022PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCarlisle, J.

1. “To recover damages on account of physical injuries resulting from fright, where there is no actual immediate personal injury, it must appear that the injuries were the natural and proximate result of the fright or shock, and that the defendant could or should have known that the act producing the injuries would with reasonable certainty cause such a result; and it must appear that the injuries resulted from such gross carelessness, coupled with a knowledge of the probable physical results, as amounted to wilful and reckless disregard of consequences; or that the fright (with its…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Atlanta Hub Co. v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
  2. Goddard v. WattersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
  3. Hamby v. Edmunds Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  4. Clack v. ThomasonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
  5. Logan v. GossettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Boyle v. WenkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  2. George v. Jordan Marsh CompanyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
  3. Bridges v. Winn-Dixie Atlanta, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Michael W. Nolin v. Douglas County, Earl D. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Georgia Power Company v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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