Legal Opinion

Barentine v. THE KROGER COMPANY

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 31, 1994No. S94G0308PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sears-Collins, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case, The Kroger Co. v. Barentine, 210 Ga. App. 795 (437 SE2d 629) (1993), to consider whether the Court of Appeals correctly applied the rules applicable to the contradictory testimony of a party witness, Prophecy Corp. v. Charles Rossignol, Inc., 256 Ga. 27 (343 SE2d 680) (1986). We conclude that it did not correctly apply one of those rules and thus erred by ruling that the trial court should have granted The Kroger Company’s motion for a directed verdict.

“Barentine entered Kroger at approximately 3:45 a.m., to purchase a box of cigars.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Prophecy Corp. v. Charles Rossignol, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  2. Food Giant, Inc. v. CookeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Kroger Company v. BarentineCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

3Cited by74 opinions

  1. Robinson v. Kroger Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Sharfuddin v. Drug Emporium, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Coffey v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Garrett v. NationsBank, NA (South)Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Haskins v. Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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