Legal Opinion
Henderson v. HSI Financial Services, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 1, 1996No. S95G1746PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Presiding Justice.
The Court of Appeals held that two shareholders of a professional corporation engaged in the practice of law were jointly and severally liable to a client for the failure of the majority shareholder to remit monies owed to the client. We granted the writ of certiorari to decide whether we should reconsider the holding in First Bank &c. Co. v. Zagoria 2 that a member of a law firm is personally liable for the professional misconduct of other lawyers in the firm. We overrule that strict liability rule today because the legislature has provided that shareholders of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wallace v. WallaceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Sams v. OlahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- First Bank & Trust Co. v. ZagoriaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Carpenter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Matter of OliverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Covington Square Associates, LLC v. Ingles Markets, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- JOEL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, PC v. ChastainCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Villanueva v. First American Title Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- Atlanta Public Schools v. DiamondCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
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