Legal Opinion

Dixon v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 7, 2000No. A99A2221PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

Eric K. Dixon and James Sprowl appeal from the trial court’s order of July 13,1998, in this suit arising out of Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s (MARTA’s) decision to fire them for allegedly stealing MARTA property. In that order, the court (1) ruled that the appellants’ claims, “with the exception of their claim for malicious prosecution[,] are barred by collateral estoppel and res judicata”; (2) denied the appellants’ motion for partial summary judgment; and (3) denied the appellants’ motion for injunctive and declaratory relief. The appellants also challenge…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Brownlee v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Aycock v. CalkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Lentz v. City Council of AugustaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934

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