Legal Opinion
Bolton v. Columbia Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 19, 1925No. 16508PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) In Western & Atlantic Railroad Co. v. Beason, 112 Ga. 553 (2) (37 S. E. 863), it was held that the real test as to whether declarations are admissible as a part of the res gestse is, were they “a part of the occurrence to which they relate, or were they a mere narrative concerning something which had fully taken place and had therefore become a thing of the past.” In Atlanta, K. & N. R. Co. v. Gardner, 122 Ga. 82 (11) (49 S. E. 818), the Supreme Court held that on the trial of an action for damages for personal injuries, “complaints made by the plaintiff…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Railway Co. v. GardnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Eastlick v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Southern Railway Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. BeasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. GillelandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
3Cited by11 opinions
- Paulk v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. MeeksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Butler v. Anaconda Copper Mining Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1928
- Blackshear v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Hodge v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
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