Legal Opinion

Barnum v. Martin

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 2, 1975No. 50837, 50881PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

In this action by a guest passenger against her host driver, the testimony with regard to the speed of the automobile at the time of the accident was in conflict. It is uncontested however that appellant-Barnum’s car left the road and struck a telephone pole and a tree. "Evidence of the force of the impact of a collision, or as to the distance which the automobile that caused the injury traveled from the point of the collision until it stopped, may of itself, and in connection with other circumstances, be sufficient to warrant a finding of the jury of negligence as to…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Epps v. ParrishCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
  2. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. SnyderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  3. Peavy v. PeavyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
  4. Shockey v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
  5. City of Barnesville v. PowellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  5. Bickford v. NolenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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