Legal Opinion
Brown v. Atlanta Gas Light Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 16, 1957No. 36914PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuillian, J.
1. The defendant insists that the deceased could have avoided the obstruction if he had exercised ordinary prudence for his own safety. On the first appearance of the case at bar this court pointed out several deficiencies in the petition, upon which it based the ruling that the general demurrer should have been sustained.
The first of these deficiencies was that the contrary not being pleaded, it was presumed that there was ordinary visibility along the street at the time of the occurrence which resulted in the death of the deceased, and no reason was alleged why the deceased could not see…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. TompkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Glover v. City Council of AugustaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Mathis v. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Doby v. W. L. Florence Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Pittman v. StaplesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Edwards v. BloomSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
- ROBERTS Et Al. v. MULKEY Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
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