Legal Opinion
Stapleton v. Palmore
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 19, 1982No. 63289PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
We granted interlocutory appeal in this case to determine whether a defendant who won a verdict when sued by an injured party (see Palmore v. Stapleton, 157 Ga. App. 691 (278 SE2d 476)) is entitled to summary judgment in a subsequent suit by the party’s spouse for loss of consortium based on the same injuries occasioned by the same accident.
We conclude that a subsequent suit for loss of consortium is not barred by an earlier verdict for the defendant on the question of liability for the injured party’s injuries. We are controlled by the following cases, where we held that the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Stone Mountain Memorial Ass'n v. HerringtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Pinkerton National Detective Agency, Inc. v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Hightower v. LandrumCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Blakewood v. Yellow Cab CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Douberly v. Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lee v. Colorado Department of HealthSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- Stapleton v. PalmoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Mueller v. J. C. Penney Co.California Court of Appeal · 1985
- McCoy v. Colonial Baking Co. Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Groover v. DickeyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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