Legal Opinion
Heath v. L. E. Schwartz & Son, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 15, 1991No. A90A2149PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Chief Judge.
Gordon Heath brought suit against L. E. Schwartz & Sons, Inc. (“Schwartz”) and Samuel Mays, seeking damages for injuries he allegedly incurred in a collision between the van Heath was driving and the truck driven by Mays and owned by Schwartz. The jury awarded Heath $516,961.41. Apparently unsatisfied with the verdict, Heath appeals.
The transcript reveals that at the time of the accident in March 1987, appellant was 54 years old and was driving a van specially equipped to accommodate appellant’s wheelchair, which he had been using since contracting polio in 1949. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Maloy v. DixonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Whatley v. HenryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- Whitehead v. SeymourCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- City of College Park v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Butler v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Paul Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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- Mortensen v. Fowler-Flemister Concrete, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Beringause v. Fogleman Truck Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Brown v. Southern Aggregates Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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