Hennessy v. Webb

Decided February 27, 1980. Horace Elmo Nichols wrote the opinion for the court.

264 S.E.2d 878 · Cited 141 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.

• Miree v. United States · 249 S.E.2d 573
• Roberts v. Barwick · 187 Ga. 691
• Crowder v. Department of State Parks · 185 S.E.2d 908
• Sheley v. BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THE CITY OF SAVANNAH AND THE COUNTY OF CHATHAM · 212 S.E.2d 627
• Florida State Hospital for the Insane v. Durham Iron Co. · 21 S.E.2d 216
• Partain v. Maddox · 206 S.E.2d 618
• Vickers v. Motte · 137 S.E.2d 77
• Price v. Owen · 19 S.E.2d 529
• Hale v. Davies · 70 S.E.2d 923
• Perry v. Regents of the University System · 192 S.E.2d 518
• Harrell v. Graham · 27 S.E.2d 892

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