State Court of Appeals / Ga. Ct. App.

Whitaker v. Zirkle

Decided September 20, 1988. Marion T. Pope Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

374 S.E.2d 106 · Cited 74 times

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Shessel v. Stroup · 316 S.E.2d 155
Richmond County Hospital Authority v. Brown · 361 S.E.2d 164
Pogue v. Hospital Authority of DeKalb County · 170 S.E.2d 53
Hill v. Fordham · 367 S.E.2d 128
Brown v. Coastal Emergency Services, Inc. · 354 S.E.2d 632
Edmonds v. Bates · 342 S.E.2d 476
Overstreet v. Doctors Hospital · 237 S.E.2d 213
Daughtry v. Cohen · 370 S.E.2d 18

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