Grogan v. Bennett

Johnson, Judge.

Peggy Grogan was driving on Georgia Highway 119, a rural two-lane highway. Just before dawn, as she approached the intersection of the highway with county road 362, she saw lights. County road 362 had a stop sign requiring that vehicles yield right-of-way to the traffic on Highway 119. When she saw activity at the intersection, Grogan lifted her foot off the gas pedal. According to her testimony, the next thing she knew, she saw a “wall” in front of her, and slammed on her brakes. Her car went into a skid and collided with an overturned tractor-trailer truck which had spilled…