Legal Opinion
Blunt v. Spears
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 17, 1956No. 36026, 36027PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelton, C. J.
As to the telephone company, the petition alleged that the company was negligent in placing the pole within four inches of the paved portion of the highway as to members of the public who operated vehicles over the highway including those who operated legally and also as to those who operated unlawfully and negligently. It is specifically alleged that vehicles on the highway in the vicinity of the pole had been frequently operated negligently and unlawfully and at high rates of speed and that the company should and could have foreseen such negligent operation of vehicles in the exercise of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Bushnell v. BushnellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Southern Railway Co. v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Williams v. GrierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Hudgins v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Feldman v. Whipkey's Drug ShopCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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- Shirley R. Corey and Allen G. Corey, Sr., Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Allen G. Corey, Jr. v. Charles W. Jones, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Taylor v. Atlanta Gas Light Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
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