Legal Opinion
Stone v. Williams General Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 9, 2005No. A03A1813PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Chief Judge.
In Stone v. Williams General Corp.,1 we reversed the trial court, concluding that it had erroneously charged the jury regarding the burden of proof for a civil RICO violation. Specifically, we found the appropriate standard to be “clear and convincing evidence.”2 The Supreme Court granted certiorari and reversed, finding that the appropriate standard is that of a “preponderance of the evidence.”3 Accordingly, we vacate Division 4 of our earlier opinion and adopt the judgment of the Supreme Court as our own.
In reversing the trial court, we declined to address the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. KingSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Williams General Corp. v. StoneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- Clark v. Security Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Reaugh v. Inner Harbour Hospital, Ltd.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Security State Bank v. Visiting Nurses Ass'n of Telfair County, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Jon Wiley Cronic v. Jeffrey H. DuvallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
- Williams General Corp. v. StoneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- Stone v. Williams General Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2007