Legal Opinion
Alonso v. Parfet
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 30, 1985No. 41264PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
Appellant, Dr. Kenneth Alonso, sued appellees to recover for the unsanctioned appropriation of his name. The trial court granted appellees’ motion for summary judgment, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s ruling. Alonso v. Parfet, 171 Ga. App. 74 (318 SE2d 696) (1984). We granted certiorari to determine whether appellees are entitled to a verdict as a matter of law. We reverse.
Appellant worked as a laboratory director for appellee Laboratory Procedures South, Inc. (LPS). His job was terminated in March 1979. Although appellant no longer worked for LPS, his name…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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