Legal Opinion

Colonial Stores, Inc. v. Holt

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 27, 1968No. 43760PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Whitman, Judge.

This case involves a false imprisonment action and is here on an appeal by the defendant from a denial of its motion for summary judgment. The order denying summary judgment was certified as subject to review by direct appeal in accordance with Code Ann. § 81A-156 (h) (Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 660; Ga. L. 1967, pp. 226, 238). The order denying summary judgment is the only enumerated error.

The plaintiff alleges in his petition that the defendant by and through its employee and agent, W. L. Jackson, acting within the scope of his authority illegally arrested plaintiff and caused him…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pounds v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  2. Exposition Cotton Mills v. SandersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
  3. Massachusetts Cotton Mills v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
  4. Harris v. StuckiCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  5. Waddington v. Stores Mutual Protective Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Melton v. LaCalamitoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Sommerfield v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Welton v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  4. Smith v. HolemanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Ambling Management Co., LLC v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

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