Legal Opinion
Scott v. Rakestraw
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 13, 2001No. A01A1377PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
On September 30, 1998, an automobile driven by J. D. Scott was in a collision with a tow truck driven by Kevin Mahaffey, a wrecker driver working for Hudson Rakestraw d/b/a M & R Wrecker Service. Scott’s mother, Margaret Scott, was a passenger in Scott’s automobile at the time of the collision. Scott filed suit against Rakestraw in the Magistrate Court of Paulding County seeking damages for bodily injuries he allegedly sustained in the collision. Rakestraw filed an answer and a counterclaim seeking to recover for damages to his vehicle. The magistrate court subsequently…
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- Johnson & Harber Construction Co. v. BingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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