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Watkins v. BrownWatkins v. Brown

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Dec 9, 1913
5169
Reporters:
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Before:
Russell
Russell, C. J.

1. Objections to defects in the pleadings, curable by amendment, ‍‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍must he raised by demurrer, and come too late when presented for the first time in the reviewing court.

2. An owner of an ‍‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍automobile who is present in the machine is liable for the negligence of a driver operating the automobile for him. Fuller v. Inman, 10 Ga. App. 680 (74 S. ‍‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍E. 287); O’Dowd v. Neumham, 13 Ga. App. 220 (80 S. E. 36).

3. There was evidence authorizing the jury to find that the injuries of the plaintiff were ‍‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍caused by the negligent operation of the defendant’s automobile. There is no complaint of any error upon the trial, and the judgment of ‍‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍the trial judge, refusing a new trial, will not be disturbed.

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Watkins v. Brown
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Dec 9, 1913
Citations: 14 Ga. App. 99; 80 S.E. 212; 1913 Ga. App. LEXIS 425; 5169
Docket Number: 5169
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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