State Supreme Court / Ga.

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. City of Columbus

Decided November 16, 1939. W Henry Duckworth wrote the opinion for the court.

6 S.E.2d 320 · Cited 59 times

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National Linen Service Corp. v. Mayor of Milledgeville · 51 Ga. App. 167

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