Legal Opinion

Smith v. MITCHELL CONST. CO., INC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 12, 1997No. A96A2512PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

Leonard Smith filed this suit in Fulton State Court against Mitchell Construction Company, David Rutherford, Kent Smith, Robert Fleming, and George Wenick, alleging they improperly caused him to be found in contempt of DeKalb Superior Court and arrested, in connection with their attempt to collect a debt. Smith 1 claims the arrest occurred while he had a bankruptcy petition pending, and violated the automatic stay provision of the Bankruptcy Code. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants. Its written order contains no findings of fact or conclusions of law,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La CuestaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. English v. General Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Koffman v. Osteoimplant Technology, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1995
  4. City of Atlanta v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Sarno v. ThermenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  4. Lewis v. Chelsea G.C.A. Realty Partnership, L.P.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2004
  5. Stivali v. Aquiport Aylesbury, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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