Legal Opinion
Pender v. Witcher
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 12, 1990No. A89A1091PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Chief Judge.
In Hightower v. Gen. Motors Corp., 175 Ga. App. 112, 113 (1) (332 SE2d 336) (1985), aff’d on other grounds, 255 Ga. 349 (338 SE2d 426) (1986), a majority of this court held that it was permissible to impeach the general credibility of an adverse witness in a civil case by proving his first offender record for commission of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude. This whole court decision in Hightower was subsequently followed in Hardman v. Hardman, 185 Ga. App. 519, 520 (4) (364 SE2d 645) (1988) and Salomon v. Earp, 190 Ga. App. 405, 407 (379 SE2d 217) (1989) but, in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hightower v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Hightower v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Witcher v. PenderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Whidby v. Columbine Carrier, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Pender v. WitcherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Camaron v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Fouts v. Builders Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Tuttle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Potts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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