Legal Opinion
Doby v. W. L. Florence Construction Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 19, 1944No. 30432PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.
Where a highway contractor undertakes to barricade a public road temporarily, for some proper purpose, he should give.warning thereof; This rule applies when the contractor is making repairs or improvements, and such temporary obstruction (closing the public road to travel while repairs are under way) must be of a character, and maintained in such a way as to protect persons traveling along the public road in an ordinarily prudent manner from injury by collision with the barricade. Davis v. Smiley, 33 Ga. App. 508 (126 S. E. 904); Holliday v. Athens, 10 Ga. App. 709 (74 S. E. 67); Simon v.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cone v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- King Hardware Co. v. EnnisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
- Bentley v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Holliday v. Mayor of AthensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. HeardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. ClementsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Mathis v. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Gordon v. GordonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Southern Mills, Inc. v. NewtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Powell v. BarkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
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