Marsh v. Way

Deen, Presiding Judge.

On a rainy October night in 1982, appellant Jacquelyn Marsh was proceeding, apparently at a moderate speed, along a Camden County, Georgia, two-lane highway when her headlights revealed, only a few feet ahead, a female walking in the middle of Marsh’s lane with her back to Marsh’s automobile. Although Ms. Marsh applied the brakes immediately, her vehicle struck the pedestrian and killed her instantly. An eyewitness testified that the collision was unavoidable, and investigating officers did not charge Ms. Marsh. The victim’s husband, appellee Way, brought a wrongful…