Legal Opinion
Georgia Self-Insurers Guaranty Trust Fund v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 6, 1998No. S97G1423Published
1Opinion of the Court
501 S.E.2d 818 (1998)
269 Ga. 560
GEORGIA SELF-INSURERS GUARANTY TRUST FUND
v.
THOMAS.
No. S97G1423.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
July 6, 1998.
Daniel C. Kniffen, William Gregory Pope, Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, for Georgia Self-Insurers Guaranty Trust Fund.
Rodney Hanson Bennett, Bennett & Hamilton, Rossville, for Richard L. Thomas.
CARLEY, Justice.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Morton v. BellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- City of MacOn v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Reid v. PerkersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Georgia Department of Human Resources v. Joseph Campbell Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Olsen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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