Legal Opinion
Stinespring v. Fields
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 16, 1976No. 52489PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Judge.
Defendants below, Stinespring and Hall Finance Company, Inc., d/b/a Security Finance Company (hereinafter Hall Finance) bring this direct appeal from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of Mrs. Fields awarding her $10,000 damages as the result of a malicious prosecution.
Stinespring was agent (employee) and manager of the branch of Hall Finance at Commerce, Georgia. His principal duties were the granting of personal loans and the collection thereof. Mrs. Fields obtained a loan of about $100 from Hall Finance in March, 1974. She gave as security several items of household…
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- Brown v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
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- Thomas v. BarnettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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