Legal Opinion
Duffield v. CHUI
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 17, 2012No. A11A2255PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Judge.
Robert Duffield sued George Chui and Matthew Methvin after Chui punched Duffield in the jaw, causing Duffield to sustain a serious injury. The case was tried by a Fulton County jury, which returned a defense verdict, and the court below entered judgment upon the verdict for Chui and Methvin. Duffield appeals from the judgment for Chui, 2 contending that the trial court erred when it charged the jury on negligence principles, rather than the law of battery. We agree, and we reverse the judgment below as to Chui and remand for a new trial.
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- Gurin v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Tempo Management, Inc. v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Williams v. KnightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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