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Georgia Jury Rejects $100,000 Claim in I-16 Rear-End Collision Lawsuit

Georgia Jury Rejects $100,000 Claim in I-16 Rear-End Collision Lawsuit

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Anmol Tiwari
August 9, 2024
Georgia Jury Rejects $100,000 Claim in I-16 Rear-End Collision Lawsuit

Valerie Jackson vs. Sarah Jack, James Jack

Case Background

Plaintiff Jackson filed a Rear-end collision lawsuit against Sarah Jack and James Jack in the Superior Court of Lowndes County, Georgia, on December 6, 2018 (Case number: 2018CV1967). Judge Brian A. McDaniel, Catherine M. Smith, Gregory A. Voyles, James E. Hardy, James G. Tunison Jr., James L. Prine, and Richard M. Cowart presided over the case.

Cause

On December 9, 2016, at approximately 3:45 p.m., Valerie Renae Jackson and Sarah Jack were involved in a rear-end automobile accident. The incident occurred at the I-16W ramp intersection in Macon, Georgia, during heavy traffic. Sarah Jack, the defendant, made a sudden and unexpected stop without any indication from her tail lights. Jackson alleged that Jack's actions suggested uncertainty about her destination. After the collision, Jackson approached Jack’s vehicle to check on her well-being and to ask why she had stopped so abruptly. Jame

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Personal Injury claim
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