State Court of Appeals / Ga. Ct. App.

Paul v. Destito

Decided June 22, 2001. John H. Ruffin Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

550 S.E.2d 739 · Cited 53 times

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Southern Cellular Telecom v. Banks · 433 S.E.2d 606
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. West · 523 S.E.2d 63
Marshall v. W. E. Marshall Co. · 376 S.E.2d 393
Crosby v. Kendall · 545 S.E.2d 385
Smith v. Hanna Manufacturing Co. · 23 S.E.2d 552
Insurance Co. of North America v. Allgood Electric Co. · 494 S.E.2d 728
Shipman v. Horizon Corporation · 267 S.E.2d 244
Hardaway Co. v. Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas, Inc. · 479 S.E.2d 727
Ogletree v. Navistar International Transportation Corp. · 522 S.E.2d 467
ReMax North Atlanta v. Clark · 537 S.E.2d 138
Heyde v. Xtraman, Inc. · 404 S.E.2d 607
Home Insurance v. Wynn · 493 S.E.2d 622
Real Estate International, Inc. v. Buggay · 469 S.E.2d 242
Tigner v. Shearson-Lehman Hutton, Inc. · 411 S.E.2d 800
In the Interest J. M. · 237 Ga. App. 298
American Petroleum Products, Inc. v. Mom & Pop Stories, Inc. · 497 S.E.2d 616
McClung Surveying, Inc. v. Worl · 541 S.E.2d 703
Plaza Properties, Ltd. v. Prime Business Investments, Inc. · 524 S.E.2d 306
GLW International Corp. v. Yao · 243 Ga. App. 38
Lineberger v. Williams · 393 S.E.2d 23
Cheney v. Moore · 387 S.E.2d 575
Southern Co. v. Hamburg · 233 Ga. App. 135

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