Legal Opinion
Garner v. Mears
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 17, 1958No. 37112, 37113PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Townsend, Judge.
The testimony of the plaintiff, which was substantiated by that of other witnesses except as to matters which took place within her room, was to the effect that about 2:30 in the morning, while she was asleep, there was a loud knocking on the door as though someone were beating on it with flashlights; that she asked who was knocking and the men replied, “Deputy sheriffs”; that she just barely cracked the door to see what was wanted and they then flashed the light in her eyes and gave the door a heavy swing which threw the plaintiff around and against a metal knob on a chair,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Frazier v. Southern Railway CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Dunn v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Baldwin v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Stephens v. WaitsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Harper v. HallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
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3Cited by4 opinions
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