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Mathis v. Purdy

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Apr 28, 1972
190 S.E.2d 618 (Ga. Ct. App. 1972)

Opinion

47041.

SUBMITTED APRIL 3, 1972.

DECIDED APRIL 28, 1972. REHEARING DENIED MAY 24, 1972.

Action for damages. Hall Superior Court. Before Judge Blackshear.

Robinson, Buice, Harben Strickland, B. Carl Buice, for appellant.

Greer, Sartain Carey, Jack M. Carey, for appellees.


In the trial of a negligence action arising out of an automobile collision in a parking lot, the trial court did not commit reversible error in allowing a witness to testify as to the use of a driveway by members of the public based on his personal observations. McNabb v. State, 70 Ga. App. 798, 799 ( 29 S.E.2d 643); Stone v. State, 118 Ga. 705, 716 ( 45 S.E. 630, 98 ASR 145); Sample v. Lipscomb, 18 Ga. 687 (1); A. A. A. Highway Exp. v. Hagler, 72 Ga. App. 519 ( 34 S.E.2d 462); Guy F. Atkinson Co. v. Fimian, 85 Ga. App. 200, 205 ( 68 S.E.2d 236).

Judgment affirmed. Bell, C.J., and Evans, J., concur.

SUBMITTED APRIL 3, 1972 — DECIDED APRIL 28, 1972 — REHEARING DENIED MAY 24, 1972.


Summaries of

Mathis v. Purdy

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Apr 28, 1972
190 S.E.2d 618 (Ga. Ct. App. 1972)
Case details for

Mathis v. Purdy

Case Details

Full title:MATHIS v. PURDY et al

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Apr 28, 1972

Citations

190 S.E.2d 618 (Ga. Ct. App. 1972)
126 Ga. App. 362