Legal Opinion

Williams v. National Auto Sales, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 16, 2007No. A07A2002PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

In this civil lawsuit, Lakisha Williams appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to National Auto Sales, Inc. and its employee (Boyd Petersen) on Williams’s claims for conversion, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and punitive damages. These claims (as well as breach of contract and UCC violation claims, on which summary judgment was denied) arise out of National’s repossession of Williams’s vehicle when she was one day late on a payment, following which National sold the vehicle to a third party. Finding that Williams’s failure to demand that…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Matjoulis v. Integon General Ins. Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Pfeiffer v. Georgia Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Taylor v. Powertel, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Smith v. GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION OF GEORGIASupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  5. Liptrot v. HolmesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1846

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. David Carter v. Timothy FilbeckCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
  2. Coleman v. ARRINGTON AUTO SALES & RENTALSCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. CALDWELL Et Al. v. CHURCHCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  4. Jenkins v. BAC Home Loan Servicing, LPDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 2011
  5. Stroman v. Bank of America Corp.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2012

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