Legal Opinion

Caldwell v. Knight

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 20, 1956No. 36429PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtQuillian, J.

There was sufficient evidence upon which the jury could have based its verdict that the defendant had used ordinary care while treating the plaintiff. No practical purpose would be served in setting out the evidence in this case, since a cursory examination of the record shows there was ample evidence to support the verdict. The general grounds of the motion for a new trial are without merit.

Special ground 1 assigns as error the following charge: “The defendant contends as one of his defenses that the plaintiff’s complaint occurred as a result of an accident. The word ‘accident’ has two or…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. National Life & Accident Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1955

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Cohran v. Douglasville Concrete Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Smith v. PoteetCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  3. Seabolt v. CheesboroughCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  4. McChargue v. Black Grading Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  5. Trammell v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958

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