Legal Opinion
Binns v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 8, 1983No. 62842, 62843PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
Binns, plaintiff below, filed suit against the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) seeking compensatory damages for personal injuries and, in addition, punitive damages pursuant to OCGA § 33-34-6 (Code Ann. § 56-3406b). The jury returned a verdict awarding Binns both compensatory and punitive damages. In Case Number 62842, Binns appeals from the grant of MARTA’s motion for judgment n.o.v. as to the award of punitive damages. In Case Number 62843, MARTA enumerates as error certain evidentiary rulings by the trial court and further asserts that it was error to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- City of Columbus, Ga. v. MyszkaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Whatley v. HenryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. BinnsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Canal Insurance v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Stryker v. City of AtlantaDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1990
- Boswell v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- DeMudd v. ATLANTA METRO TAXI-CAB GROUP, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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