State Court of Appeals / Ga. Ct. App.

Board of Regents v. Canas

Decided January 12, 2009. John J. Ellington wrote the opinion for the court.

672 S.E.2d 471 · Cited 83 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Scroggins v. Edmondson · 297 S.E.2d 469
Britt v. State · 653 S.E.2d 713
In Re Paul · 513 S.E.2d 219
Savage v. E. R. Snell Contractor, Inc. · 672 S.E.2d 1
Curtis v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia · 416 S.E.2d 510
Canas v. Al-Jabi · 639 S.E.2d 494
Waye v. Continental Special Risks, Inc. · 656 S.E.2d 150
Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay · 437 U.S. 463
Cameron v. Lang · 549 S.E.2d 341
Kaminer v. Canas · 653 S.E.2d 691
Cummings v. Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice · 282 Ga. 822
State v. Ware · 653 S.E.2d 21
Board of Regents v. Oglesby · 591 S.E.2d 417
Becker v. Bishop · 259 S.E.2d 209
Wolf v. Richmond County Hospital Authority · 169 Ga. App. 68

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