State Supreme Court / Ga.

Pinkard v. Mendel

Decided November 10, 1960. J Harold Hawkins wrote the opinion for the court.

117 S.E.2d 336 · Cited 53 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.

Shippen v. Folsom · 35 S.E.2d 915
Rowan v. Herring · 105 S.E.2d 29
Sumner v. Davis · 88 S.E.2d 392
State of Georgia v. Hospital Authority · 102 S.E.2d 543
McCallum v. Quarles · 104 S.E.2d 105
O'Rear v. Lamb · 22 S.E.2d 74
United States Casualty Co. v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. · 94 S.E.2d 422
Ulmer v. State Highway Department of Georgia · 81 S.E.2d 514

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