Sheppard v. Sheppard

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Sheppard v. Sheppard

151 S.E.2d 883, 114 Ga. App. 451, 1966 Ga. App. LEXIS 797

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedOctober 10, 1966

Docket42305

StatusPublished

Cited by5 cases

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Sheppard v. Sheppard, 151 S.E.2d 883, 114 Ga. App. 451, 1966 Ga. App. LEXIS 797 (Ga. Ct. App. 1966).

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Opinion

Hall, Judge.

The evidence in this negligence action shows that the injuries of the plaintiff were due to the negligence of the defendant, or to the plaintiff’s own negligence, or to both.

The trial court erred in overruling the plaintiff’s motion for new trial on the ground that the court charged the jury principles of law relating to unavoidable accident. Atlantic C. L. R. Co. v. Jones, 132 Ga. 189, 196 (63 SE 834); Everett v. Clegg, 213 Ga. 168 (97 SE2d 689); Toles v. Hair, 83 Ga. App. 144 (63 SE2d 3); accord Bush v. Skelton, 91 Ga. App. 83, 85 (84 SE2d 835).

Judgment reversed.

Nichols, P. J., and Deen, J., concur. *452 McCamy, Minor, Vining & Phillips, Joseph T. Tuggle, Jr., for appellant. Mitchell & Mitchell, D. W. Mitchell, Jr., for appellee.

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