Legal Opinion
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. v. Moore
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 18, 1988No. 44866PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
The Court of Appeals vacated a jury verdict for fraud and other relief, and we granted certiorari. Moore v. Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc., 183 Ga. App. 520 (359 SE2d 356) (1987). The factual circumstances are set out in full in the Court of Appeals opinion, along with a good review of the principles of Georgia law relating to fraud.
Judge Carley, writing for the court, was of the opinion that an essential element of a cause of action for fraud was missing in Florida Rock’s case, because its agent relied upon the instructions of its consignor, Exxon USA, Inc., rather than…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Martin Burks Chevrolet, Inc. v. McMichenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Moore v. Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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