State Court of Appeals / Ga. Ct. App.

Carlock v. Kmart Corp.

Decided July 15, 1997. John H. Ruffin Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

489 S.E.2d 99 · Cited 72 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.

Sun Trust Banks, Inc. v. Killebrew · 464 S.E.2d 207
Whitmore v. First Federal Savings Bank · 484 S.E.2d 708
Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Brown · 365 S.E.2d 827
Sturbridge Partners, Ltd. v. Walker · 482 S.E.2d 339
Lau's Corp., Inc. v. Haskins · 405 S.E.2d 474
Troutman v. B. C. B. Co. · 433 S.E.2d 73
Baxter v. Melton · 463 S.E.2d 53
Chastain v. Baker · 339 S.E.2d 241
Associated Health Systems, Inc. v. Jones · 366 S.E.2d 147
Petrolane Gas Service, Inc. v. Eusery · 389 S.E.2d 355
Board of Trustees of Employees' Retirement System v. Kenworthy · 322 S.E.2d 720
Cullen v. Novak · 411 S.E.2d 331
Bradford v. Xerox Corp. · 216 Ga. App. 83
Boyett v. Webster · 482 S.E.2d 377
Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Miller · 222 Ga. App. 95

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