Legal Opinion

Worn v. Sea-Cold Services, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 13, 1975No. 50480PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Stolz, Judge.

The plaintiffs, husband and wife, appeal from the overruling of their motion for a new trial in their action for damages arising out of a collision with the defendant company’s truck, allegedly caused by the defendant’s negligence.

1. Questions of negligence, contributory negligence, cause and proximate cause, whose negligence, and what negligence, including lack of care for one’s own safety and lack of ordinary care in avoiding the consequences of another’s negligence, are, except in plain, palpable and indisputable cases, solely for jury determination. Long Const. Co. v. Ryals,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Wakefield v. AR Winter Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  2. Boatright v. Rich's, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  3. Long Construction Co. v. RyalsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  4. City of Jefferson v. MaddoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Myers v. BolemanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  2. Joiner v. LaneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Suber v. FountainCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. In the Interest of E. P. N.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. DeKalb County Hospital Authority v. TheofanidisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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