Legal Opinion
Hill v. Wooten
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 24, 1981No. 37069PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
We granted certiorari to review the opinion of the Court of Appeals in Wooten v. Hill, 156 Ga. App. 570 (275 SE2d 147) (1980), involving the application of our decision in Pope v. City of Atlanta, 240 Ga. 177 (240 SE2d 241) (1977), as it relates to the doctrine of res judicata.
Wooten filed a civil rights action under 42 USCA §§ 1983 and 1985 in federal court against Hill, a deputy sheriff of Cobb County. Also named as defendants were the sheriff and other deputies. Wooten contended that his rights were violated in connection with an alleged assault during the execution of an arrest warrant.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pope v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Gamble v. GambleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Price v. CarltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Walker v. WhittleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
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