CALHOUN v. CHAPPELL

43407.

117 Ga. App. 865 (1968)

162 S.E.2d 300

CALHOUN v. CHAPPELL.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 15, 1968.

Rehearing Denied June 12, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry N. Payton, for appellant.

Neely, Freeman & Hawkins, Edgar A. Neely, Jr., for appellee.


JORDAN, Presiding Judge.

1. A police officer may not testify on the trial of a tort action resulting from a motor vehicle collision as to the manner in which the collision occurred where his testimony is based merely on statements of what the parties told him, since this is hearsay. Augusta Coach Co. v. Lee, 115 Ga.App. 511 (154 S.E.2d 689).

2. (a) Nor is the same narration made admissible because written down by the police officer in an accident report...

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