Gillespie v. Andrews
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Albany — Judge Clayton Jones. February 17, 1921.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. While the determination of questions of negligence lies peculiarly within the province of the jury, and in the exercise of this function the question as to what constitutes the proximate cause of the injury complained of may he directly involved as one of the essential elements and disputed issues in the ascertainment of what negligence, as well as whose negligence, the injury is properly attributable to; and while it is also true that the mere fact that the injury would not and could not have resulted by reason of the de*510fendant’s acts alone will not of itself be taken to limit and define…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Rollestone v. Cassirer & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Mayor of Macon v. DykesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. RyanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
- Hardwick v. FiggersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Williams v. GrierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Georgia Power Co. v. KinardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Radcliffe v. MaddoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. StanfieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Hulsey v. HightowerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
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