Legal Opinion
Glover v. Donaldson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 6, 1979No. 34452PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
The MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) Act, Ga. L. 1965, pp. 2243, 2265, provides that any suit or action against MARTA shall be brought in the Superior Court of Fulton County. This interlocutory appeal involves the question of whether or not MARTA and its bus operator may be sued for negligence as joint tortfeasors in a county other than Fulton County, i.e., the county of residence of a third joint tortfeasor.
Immediately after alighting from a MARTA bus a child was struck and killed by a truck driven by a resident of DeKalb County. The parents-plaintiffs…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Dependable Insurance Co. v. GibbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Georgia Power Company v. BlumCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Southern Railway Co. v. MeltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Sheffield v. State School Bldg. AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Woodard v. Laurens CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Campbell v. Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- EHCA CARTERSVILLE, LLC v. TurnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- CARPENTER v. MCMANNSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
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