State Court of Appeals / Ga. Ct. App.

Central State Hospital v. James

Decided September 5, 1978. J Kelley Quillian wrote the opinion for the court.

248 S.E.2d 678 · Cited 76 times

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Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Lemon · 235 S.E.2d 588
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Hughes · 187 S.E.2d 551
Mallory v. American Casualty Co. · 152 S.E.2d 592
Garner v. Atlantic Building Systems, Inc. · 236 S.E.2d 183
Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. Cagle · 126 S.E.2d 907
Blackwell v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 196 S.E.2d 129
Gatrell v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company · 177 S.E.2d 77
Pacific Employers Insurance v. Ivey · 163 S.E.2d 435
AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY v. Brown · 198 S.E.2d 348
Callaway Mills Company v. Yates · 126 S.E.2d 305

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