Legal Opinion
Georgia Department of Corrections v. Couch
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 15, 2011No. A11A1083PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Doyle, Judge.
David Lee Couch filed this premises liability action against the Georgia Department of Corrections (“the Department”) seeking damages for physical injuries he sustained while working in a prison detail at Walker State Prison. The Department appeals the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict in favor of Couch. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
In an appeal from a jury verdict, this Court must affirm the judgment “if there is any evidence to support it, and the evidence is to be construed in a light most favorable to the prevailing party with every presumption and inference in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Howard v. Gram Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Georgia Department of Corrections v. CouchSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
- Vaughan v. ACCC Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Martin v. Dempsey Funeral Services of Georgia, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Georgia Department of Corrections v. CouchCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
- SCULLY v. THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
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