State Court of Appeals / Ga. Ct. App.

Mattox v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Decided July 11, 1991. Aw Birdsong Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

409 S.E.2d 267 · Cited 71 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.

West v. Nodvin · 397 S.E.2d 567
Llop v. McDaniel, Chorey & Taylor · 320 S.E.2d 244
Annis v. Tomberlin & Shelnutt Associates, Inc. · 392 S.E.2d 717
Milam v. Attaway · 393 S.E.2d 753
Renner v. State · 397 S.E.2d 683
Pendley v. Pendley · 302 S.E.2d 554
F. A. F. Motor Cars, Inc. v. Childers · 354 S.E.2d 6
Department of Transportation v. Hillside Motors, Inc. · 385 S.E.2d 746
Hertz Corp. v. McCray · 402 S.E.2d 298
Orr v. Dawson Telephone Co. · 35 Ga. App. 560
Eason v. Crews · 77 S.E.2d 245
Smoky, Inc. v. McCray · 396 S.E.2d 794
Piller v. HANGER CAB CO., INC. · 154 S.E.2d 420
MODERN COACH CORPORATION v. Faver · 73 S.E.2d 497
Benson v. Hunter · 360 S.E.2d 612
Pitts v. Bode · 198 Ga. App. 787
Whitehead v. Coffey · 402 S.E.2d 311
McCarty v. National Life & Accident Insurance · 129 S.E.2d 408
Amward Homes, Inc. v. Town of Cary · 698 S.E.2d 404
Sledd v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority · 439 A.2d 464

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