Legal Opinion
Clark v. Carla Gay Dress Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 6, 1986No. 70988PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Barbara Clark appeals the grant of directed verdict to defendant Carla Gay Dress Co. (“Carla Gay”). Clark, an employee at Carla Gay, sued the company for negligence after her estranged husband came onto the work premises and shot her in the head.
We construe the evidence most favorable to appellant Clark, as she was the respondent to the motion for directed verdict (Ranger Constr. Co. v. Robertshaw Controls Co., 166 Ga. App. 679 (305 SE2d 361)), and find the evidence shows the following: Barbara Clark separated from her husband Willie in August 1980. Around that time…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Alterman Foods, Inc. v. LigonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Telligman v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Warner v. ArnoldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Rogers v. Atlanta Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Lay v. Munford, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- O'Steen v. Rheem Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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