Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 4, 1987No. 44391, 44666PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Presiding Justice.
These cases arise out of a common lawsuit and we granted a motion to consolidate the appeals. The lawsuits of five separate plaintiffs, Annie Thomas, Eddie Mobley, Irene Alexander, Mary Nell Craig, and Ann C. Bryant Johnson (appellees), against the same defendants, Brown Realty Associates, Inc., Alonza C. Brown, Sr., Gladys R. Brown, and Alonza C. Brown, Jr. (hereinafter the Browns), were joined for trial in the DeKalb Superior Court. The plaintiffs asked that the suit be certified as a class action based upon an alleged number of similarly situated individuals with…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dolgow v. AndersonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1968
- Southeast Ceramics, Inc. v. KlemSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Sta-Power Industries, Inc. v. AvantCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Georgia Investment Co. v. NormanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Carpenter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by28 opinions
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