Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. Protective Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 24, 2000No. A99A2146PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Presiding Judge.
The jury returned a defense verdict in this tragic case arising out of an automobile accident that killed James Christopher Vaughn. His mother, as administrator of Vaughn’s estate, appeals the result on the grounds that the court should not have instructed the jury on assumption of the risk and that the trial court improperly refused to allow Vaughn to question her expert witness about his prior employ ment by defense counsel. Because the facts did not raise the issue of assumption of the risk, we reverse.
On July 14, 1993, James and others were riding in the back of a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Vaughn v. PleasentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Union Camp Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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- Beringause v. Fogleman Truck Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Logan v. Chatham CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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