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Georgia Court of Appeals, 1966

Sheppard v. Sheppard

Sheppard v. Sheppard
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided October 10, 1966 · Hall, Nichols, Deen
151 S.E.2d 883; 114 Ga. App. 451; 1966 Ga. App. LEXIS 797 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Sheppard v. Sheppard

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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