Jones v. Townsend

Decided February 3, 1997. Robert Benham wrote the opinion for the court.

480 S.E.2d 24 · Cited 190 times

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• Prison Health Services Inc. v. Georgia Department of Administrative Services · 462 S.E.2d 601
• Graham v. Ault · 466 S.E.2d 213

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• Brown v. Crawford · 715 S.E.2d 132
• Toenniges v. Steed · 321 Ga. App. 219
• In the Interest of K. W. · 503 S.E.2d 394
• In Re Lawsuits of Carter · 510 S.E.2d 91
• Smith v. Nichols · 512 S.E.2d 279
• Hall v. Linahan · 225 Ga. App. 439
• Bradford v. Jones · 226 Ga. App. 607
• Syms v. West · 234 Ga. App. 674
• Waddell v. T & G Financial, Inc. · 239 Ga. App. 220

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