Legal Opinion
Bi-Lo, Inc. v. McConnell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 13, 1991No. A90A1939PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Presiding Judge.
The appellant, Bi-Lo, Inc., brought criminal charges against onj of its employees, the appellee herein, for shoplifting a soft drink. St generally OCGA § 16-8-14. The appellee was tried and acquitted that charge and then instituted the present action for malicious prosecution. The jury returned a verdict in his favor for $30,000, and this appeal followed.
As the appellee, who was 17 years of age at the time, was refilling a soft drink machine located in front of the store, he noticed that one of the Coke cans was badly damaged and would not fit into the machine. After he…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Melton v. LaCalamitoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Monroe v. SiglerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- United States Shoe Corp. v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Turner v. BogleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Voliton v. Piggly WigglyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Willis v. BrassellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Garmon v. Warehouse Groceries Food Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Simmons v. Kroger Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Fuller v. JenningsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Brown v. Super Discount Markets, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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