Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Roberson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 14, 1953No. 34515PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWorrill, J.
The first and second special grounds of the motion for new trial complain of the failure of the trial judge to charge without request that before the plaintiff could recover she must prove by a preponderance of the evidence at least one of the acts of negligence alleged in her petition.
The plaintiff alleged that the defendant’s driver was negligent in two respects. These allegations were denied by the defendant. The judge charged that “The burden of proof rests upon the plaintiff to satisfy the jury of the truth of his [her] case by a preponderance of the evidence”; and that “The burden of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway v. StewartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Garner v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Southern Railway Co. v. GoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Hines v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Rogers v. McKinleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Grannemann v. SalleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
- State Construction Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Kilgore v. NasworthyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Harmon v. SouthwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
- George v. RileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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