Legal Opinion
Barbre v. Scott
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 15, 1947No. 31587PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, C. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
One riding by invitation and gratuitously in another’s automobile can not 'recover for injury caused by the other’s negligence in operating such automobile, unless it amounts to gross negligence. But questions of negligence and diligence, even of gross negligence and slight diligence, are questions of fact and not of law and are, as a rule, to be determined by a jury. Atlantic Ice & Coal Corp. v. Newlin, 56 Ga. App. 428 (192 S. E. 915), and citations; Moore v. Shirley, 68 Ga. App. 38 (21 S. E. 2d, 925), and citations. “In general, slight diligence is that…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Atlanta Coach Co. v. CobbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. KeatingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Heinz v. BackusCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- Rentz v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Jones v. HogansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Young Men's Christian Assn. v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Wade v. DrinkardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
- Williams Bros. Lumber Co. v. MeiselCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Sammons v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Lassiter v. PossCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
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