Legal Opinion
JOYNER v. LEAPHART
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 22, 2022No. S21G0764PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
314 Ga. 1
FINAL COPY S21G0764. JOYNER et al. V. LEAPHART et al. ELLINGTON, Justice. In Joyner v. Leaphart,
358 Ga. App. 383
( 853 SE2d 407) (2021), the Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s order dismissing with prejudice Vanessa and Brock Joyner’s wrongful death action against defendants Dr. Lynn Leaphart and MPPG, Inc. (“MPPG”), in accordance with the “two-dismissal rule” of OCGA § 9-11-41 (a) (3)1 following the Joyners’ voluntary dismissal of two later-filed actions. In Division 2 of its opinion, the Court of Appeals held that, even though the Joyners’ second and third actions were…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Hedquist v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Rowland v. VickersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Sheldon & Co. v. Emory UniversitySupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
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