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Cleveland v. Skandalakis

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 2, 1997No. S97A0397PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

David L. Cleveland, as administrator of the estate of Ronnie I. Cleveland, appeals from the denial of his petition for writ of mandamus brought against Mitch J. Skandalakis, Chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, Fulton County, and the Fulton County Board of County Commissioners, seeking to compel the payment of a default judgment entered in favor of plaintiff against a county employee, Oscar Harris.

This litigation was spawned from an action for damages for the wrongful death of Ronnie Cleveland, brought by his family and estate in 1985 against the Georgia…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Granite State Insurance v. Nord Bitumi U. S., Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  2. Lansford v. CookSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Chatham County Commissioners v. RumarySupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Cleveland v. Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Chatham County Commissioners v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jennings v. McIntosh County Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. SunTrust Bank v. LillistonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. Gwinnett County v. BlaneySupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  4. Morgan v. PropstCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Baker v. Gwinnett CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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