Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Gay
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 18, 1965No. 41074PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Presiding Judge.
Special ground 4 of the motion for new trial assigns error upon a portion of the court’s instructions to the jury in that the court should have given in connection therewith further instructions to render complete and correct the charge given.
This portion of the instructions dealt with the effect of the negligence of the plaintiff, if any, upon her right to recover. In it the court charged, among other things, “If the plaintiff could have exercised ordinary care and avoided the consequence to herself by the defendant’s negligence, if there was such, she would not be…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Mandeville Mills v. DaleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Clifton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Pulliam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Moore v. McAfeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Aycock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Palmer v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Young Men's Christian Assn. v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co. v. FordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Walker v. BishopCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Overstreet v. NickelsenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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