Bowers v. Fulton County

Decided July 9, 1971. Peyton Hawes wrote the opinion for the court.

183 S.E.2d 347 · Cited 52 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.

• Bowers v. Fulton County · 146 S.E.2d 884
• Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United States · 148 U.S. 312
• Mitchell v. Hawley · 79 Cal. 301
• Calhoun v. State Highway Department · 153 S.E.2d 418
• Bowers v. Fulton County · 176 S.E.2d 219
• Hooper v. Almand · 25 S.E.2d 778
• Tomten v. Thomas · 232 P.2d 723
• Bankers Fidelity Life Insurance v. Oliver · 126 S.E.2d 887
• State Highway Department v. McClain · 114 S.E.2d 125
• Coburn v. Townsend · 103 Cal. 233
• City of Muskegon v. Slater · 152 N.W.2d 652
• Etowah Heading Co. v. Anderson · 38 S.E.2d 71
• Bowers v. Fulton County · 171 S.E.2d 308

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• Worsham Bros. v. Federal Deposit Insurance · 305 S.E.2d 816
• Dixie Highway Bottle Shop, Inc. v. Department of Transportation · 258 S.E.2d 646
• White v. Georgia Power Co. · 227 S.E.2d 385
• DeKalb County v. Trustees, Decatur Lodge No. 1602 · 251 S.E.2d 243
• State Highway Department v. Davis · 199 S.E.2d 275
• Department of Transportation v. Dent · 235 S.E.2d 610
• Colonial Lincoln-Mercury Sales, Inc. v. Molina · 262 S.E.2d 820
• Glynn County Federal Employees Credit Union v. Peagler · 348 S.E.2d 628
• Clark v. West · 395 S.E.2d 884
• VSI Enterprises, Inc. v. Edwards · 518 S.E.2d 765
• State Ex Rel. Spannaus v. Carter · 221 N.W.2d 106
• White v. State · 319 So. 2d 247
• Department of Transportation v. Woods · 494 S.E.2d 507
• Brookhaven Supply Co. v. DeKalb County · 216 S.E.2d 694
• Bishop v. Goins · 824 S.E.2d 369
• Department of Transportation v. Kendricks · 150 Ga. App. 9
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