Phillips v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.
1. "Section 5 of the act of 1910 (Acts 1910, pp. 90, 92) contains certain provisions regarding the operation of an automobile ‘at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper, having regard to the traffic and use of such highway, or so as to endanger the life or limb of any person or the safety of any property;’ . . As to the part of section 5 above quoted, it is too indefinite to form the basis of a criminal action, whether it may stand as a rule of civil conduct or not.” Empire Life Insurance Co. v. Allen, 141 Ga. 413, 415 (81 S. E. 120).
2. “The language employed in section 10 of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hayes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Empire Life Insurance v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Poole v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
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