Duffield v. DeKalb County

Decided October 25, 1978. Hiram K. Undercofler wrote the opinion for the court.

249 S.E.2d 235 · Cited 73 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
• Fulton County v. Baranan · 242 S.E.2d 617
• Ingram v. City of Acworth · 84 S.E.2d 99
• Dougherty County v. Hornsby · 97 S.E.2d 300
• Warren Company v. Dickson · 185 Ga. 481
• City of Rome v. Turk · 219 S.E.2d 97
• McFarland v. DeKalb County · 163 S.E.2d 827
• Bibb County v. Green · 42 Ga. App. 552
• Crosby v. Jones · 246 S.E.2d 677
• Miree v. United States · 249 S.E.2d 573
• Woodside v. City of Atlanta · 103 S.E.2d 108
• Reid v. Gwinnett County · 249 S.E.2d 559

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• Provident Mutual Life Insurance v. City of Atlanta · 864 F. Supp. 1274
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• Columbia County v. Doolittle · 512 S.E.2d 236
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• Department of Transportation v. Bonnett · 358 S.E.2d 245
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• Hiers v. City of Barwick · 414 S.E.2d 647
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• Evans v. Just Open Government · 251 S.E.2d 546
• Reidling v. City of Gainesville · 634 S.E.2d 862
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• Keener v. Kimble · 317 S.E.2d 900
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