Ellington v. Tolar Consruction Co.

Decided July 9, 1976. Robert Howell Hall wrote the opinion for the court.

227 S.E.2d 336 · Cited 102 times

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• Wakefield v. AR Winter Co., Inc. · 174 S.E.2d 178
• Bourn v. Herring · 166 S.E.2d 89
• Dillingham v. Doctors Clinic, P. A. · 223 S.E.2d 625
• Chotas v. J. P. Allen & Co. · 113 Ga. App. 731
• Shockley v. Zayre of Atlanta, Inc. · 165 S.E.2d 179
• McCurry v. Bailey · 162 S.E.2d 9
• Herschel McDaniel Funeral Home, Inc. v. Hines · 183 S.E.2d 7
• Misenhamer v. Pharr · 107 S.E.2d 875
• Peacock Construction Co. v. Chambers · 156 S.E.2d 348
• Chambers v. Peacock Construction Co. · 115 Ga. App. 670
• McKnight v. Guffin · 162 S.E.2d 743
• Braun v. Wright · 111 S.E.2d 100
• Taff v. Harris · 164 S.E.2d 881
• Dekle v. Todd · 207 S.E.2d 654
• Slaughter v. Slaughter · 177 S.E.2d 119
• Batson-Cook Co. v. Shipley · 214 S.E.2d 176
• Daneker v. Megrue · 151 S.E.2d 157
• Nechtman v. B. THORPE & COMPANY, INC. · 109 S.E.2d 633
• Harris v. BETHEL AIR CONDITIONING & ELECTRIC COMPANY · 150 S.E.2d 710
• McDonough Construction Co. v. Benefield · 121 S.E.2d 665
• Tolar Construction Co. v. Ellington · 225 S.E.2d 66

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