Legal Opinion
Fraker v. C. W. Matthews Contracting Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 30, 2005No. A04A1622, A04A1623PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
On December 23, 1995, a vehicle driven by Jerry Fraker was involved in a multiple-vehicle collision on the ramp merging from Georgia 400 South onto Interstate 285 East. Fraker thereafter exited his car and was struck by a vehicle. The ramp was within an ongoing construction project. In 1993, the Georgia Department of Transportation (the DOT) entered into a contract with C. W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc. and Shepherd Construction Company, Inc., operating as a joint venture, for 5.087 miles of road widening on 1-285. Fraker filed a negligence action against the DOT, C. W.…
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