Legal Opinion
Smith v. Tommy Roberts Trucking Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1993No. A93A0290PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Larry G. Smith brought a claim for personal injury against defendant Tommy Roberts Trucking Company (TRTC) and its driver, defendant Rhoades. Plaintiff’s injuries allegedly arose out of a collision between his automobile and a dump truck owned by TRTC and driven by Rhoades. The trial court granted partial summary judgment to defendants on plaintiff’s claims for punitive damages and plaintiff appeals.
According to plaintiff, on the morning of January 25, 1990 he was first in a line of vehicles stopped at a school crossing in LaGrange, where two crossing guards were…
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- Cohen v. GarlandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Chupp v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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