Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Mayor &C. of Carrollton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 11, 1982No. 37839PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
Appellant, James M. Johnson, appeals from the denial of his motion to set aside the judgment entered in an equitable interpleader action. For reasons which follow, we reverse.
On November 11, 1980, William Squires was involved in a shootout with police officers at a shopping center in Carrollton. Several police cars, several nearby privately owned vehicles, and some buildings in the shopping center suffered gunshot damage, and appellant, a police officer for the City of Carrollton, was seriously wounded. Squires, wounded himself during the exchange of gunfire, was arrested.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. TashireSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wasden v. Rusco Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Canal Insurance Co. v. CambronSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Almand v. ReeseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Abba Gana v. Abba GanaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Cantrell v. ThurmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Howard v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Crenshaw v. CrenshawSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Sims v. City of ToccoaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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