Legal Opinion
Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Cobb County, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 1982No. 81-7903PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises two questions, each as troublesome for us today as they have been for first year law students since the days of Justinian. First, we must determine what is a cause of action for the purposes of res judicata. Second, if res judicata does not bar the present claim, we must determine whether a joint tortfeasor’s active negligence precludes his claim for contribution. As this is a diversity action, we do not write on an unmarked slate. The markings, however, are less than clear.
A brief review of the facts giving rise to this appeal illustrates the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Mashburn & Co. v. Dannenberg Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Standard Oil Co. v. Mount Bethel United Methodist ChurchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Pope v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Register v. Stone's Independent Oil Distributors, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Macon Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1913
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In the Matter of Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz Off the Coast of France on March 16, 1978Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Board of Trustees v. RTKL Associates, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Emory University, Inc. v. Neurocare, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021
- Hubby v. Historic Savannah Foundation, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1985
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