WEBB v. MAY

35405.

91 Ga. App. 437 (1955)

85 S.E.2d 641

WEBB et al. v. MAY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 24, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nall, Sterne & Miller, for plaintiffs in error.

George A. Durden, Hamilton Lokey, contra.


FELTON, C. J.

1. A plea of guilty to a charge of violating a criminal statute is admissible against the offender in a civil negligence action against him where the negligence relied on grew out of the violation of the statute. Roper v. Scott, 77 Ga.App. 120 (2) (48 S.E.2d 118). In such cases the authenticated copies of the proceedings in the criminal case are introduced as court papers. However, in the instant case the court did not allow the plea of...

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