HARRISON v. SOUTHEASTERN FAIR ASSN.

38975.

104 Ga. App. 596 (1961)

122 S.E.2d 330

HARRISON, by Next Friend v. SOUTHEASTERN FAIR ASSOCIATION et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied October 11, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson, Branch & Barwick, John W. Wilcox, Jr., Richard N. Hubert, for plaintiff in error.

Smith, Field, Ringel, Martin & Carr, Sam F. Lowe, Jr., contra.


BELL, Judge.

1. The plaintiff contends that the unique and unusual nature of the injury sustained by her falls within the category of those which usually do not occur in the absence of negligence on the part of defendants, and urges that the jury might thus draw an inference of negligence under the doctrine or maxim of res ipsa loquitur. The distinguishing quality of the evidence before us when coupled with the history of the application of the doctrine of res ipsa...

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