Legal Opinion
McClendon v. Kroger Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 16, 2006No. A06A0425PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Judge.
On March 26, 2003, Daniel McClendon filed a complaint for damages against the Kroger Company in Cobb County alleging false imprisonment and false arrest after he was arrested for criminal trespass in March 2001 at a Bibb County Kroger. On June 15, 2004, following a peremptory calendar, the action was dismissed for want of prosecution. McClendon, apparently, never perfected service upon Kroger.
On December 14, 2004, after the expiration of the two-year statute of limitation for false imprisonment or false arrest, McClendon refiled the same action against Kroger in Gwinnett County.…
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- Howell v. StylesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Clark v. DennisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Garcia v. VirdenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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