Legal Opinion
H. J. Russell & Co. v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 8, 2001No. A01A0142PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Presiding Judge.
A Fulton County jury found for Regina Jones and against H. J. Russell & Company in connection with H. J. Russell’s supervision and retention of employee Dwight Brown. On appeal, H. J. Russell claims that the trial court erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict and that the evidence does not support the verdict. We disagree and affirm.
A directed verdict is authorized only when there is no conflict in *29the evidence on any material issue and the evidence introduced, with all reasonable deductions, demands a particular verdict.1 “Where a jury returns a verdict…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Westview Cemetery, Inc. v. BlanchardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- OB-Gyn Associates of Albany v. LittletonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Ryckeley v. CallawaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Lee v. State Farm Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Southeastern Security Insurance v. HotleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Kroger Co. v. U. S. Foodservice of Atlanta, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Bunch v. ByingtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- Huckaby v. CheathamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- City of Roswell v. BoltonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
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