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9 Georgia opinions name it 2 courts 1940–2025 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Georgia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Banks v. Happoldtgreen2 sentences2015Instead, immunity from suit is a privilege and the waiver must be established hy the party seeking to benefit from the waiver.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Happoldt, 271 Ga. App. at 148 (1). 2010Instead, immunity from suit is a privilege and the waiver must be established by the party seeking to benefit from the waiver.” Banks v. Happoldt, 271 Ga. App. 146, 148 ( 608 SE2d 741 ) (2004). | 2 | 2 |
Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority v. Walkergreen2 sentences2007Auth. v. Walker, 216 Ga. App. 786, 788 (1) ( 456 SE2d 97 ) (1995). 2007Auth. v. Walker, 216 Ga. App. 786, 788 (1) ( 456 SE2d 97 ) (1995). | 2 | 2 |
Saye v. Deloitte & Touche, LLPgreen2 sentences2025See Saye, 295 Ga. App. at 131. 2025See Saye, 295 Ga. App. at 131 . | 1 | 1 |
Oskouei v. Matthewsgreen2 sentences2025The defendant bears the burden of establishing that a conditional privilege applies by showing “good faith, an interest 9 to be upheld, a statement properly limited in its scope, a proper occasion, and publication to proper persons.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Oskouei, supra, 321 Ga. at 9 (2) (b). “[W]hen a defendant makes a prima facie showing that an allegedly defamatory statement is conditionally privileged, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to make an additional showing of proof to overcome the privilege defense.” Id. at 8 (2) (b). 2025The defendant bears the burden of establishing that a conditional privilege applies by showing “good faith, an interest 9 to be upheld, a statement properly limited in its scope, a proper occasion, and publication to proper persons.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Oskouei, supra, 321 Ga. at 9 (2) (b). “[W]hen a defendant makes a prima facie showing that an allegedly defamatory statement is conditionally privileged, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to make an additional showing of proof to overcome the privilege defense.” Id. at 8 (2) (b). | 1 | 1 |
Gish v. Thomasgreen1 sentence2015(Citation and punctuation omitted.) Happoldt, 271 Ga. App. at 148 (1). 10 subdivision for failure to provide medical care, this Court has taken the view . . . that OCGA § 42-5-2 did not constitute an express waiver in such cases.”); Gish, 302 Ga. App. at 862-863 (4) (OCGA § 42-5-2 imposes cost of medical care on the county but did not waive sovereign immunity of the county). | 1 | 1 |
Gilbert v. City of Jacksongreen2 sentences2008See also Gilbert v. City of Jackson, 287 Ga. App. 326, 327 (2) ( 651 SE2d 461 ) (2007). 2008See also Gilbert v. City of Jackson, 287 Ga. App. 326, 327 (2) ( 651 SE2d 461 ) (2007). | 1 | 1 |
Clive v. Gregorygreen2 sentences2008Instead, immunity from suit is a privilege and the waiver must be established by the party seeking to benefit from the waiver.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) City of Lawrenceville v. Macko, 211 Ga. App. 312, 314 (1) ( 439 SE2d 95 ) (1993), overruled in part on other grounds, Clive v. Gregory, 280 Ga. App. 836, 839 (1) ( 635 SE2d 188 ) (2006). 2008Instead, immunity from suit is a privilege and the waiver must be established by the party seeking to benefit from the waiver.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) City of Lawrenceville v. Macko, 211 Ga. App. 312, 314 (1) ( 439 SE2d 95 ) (1993), overruled in part on other grounds, Clive v. Gregory, 280 Ga. App. 836, 839 (1) ( 635 SE2d 188 ) (2006). | 1 | 1 |
City of Lawrenceville v. MacKogreen2 sentences2008Instead, immunity from suit is a privilege and the waiver must be established by the party seeking to benefit from the waiver.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) City of Lawrenceville v. Macko, 211 Ga. App. 312, 314 (1) ( 439 SE2d 95 ) (1993), overruled in part on other grounds, Clive v. Gregory, 280 Ga. App. 836, 839 (1) ( 635 SE2d 188 ) (2006). 2008Instead, immunity from suit is a privilege and the waiver must be established by the party seeking to benefit from the waiver.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) City of Lawrenceville v. Macko, 211 Ga. App. 312, 314 (1) ( 439 SE2d 95 ) (1993), overruled in part on other grounds, Clive v. Gregory, 280 Ga. App. 836, 839 (1) ( 635 SE2d 188 ) (2006). | 1 | 1 |
Waldrip v. Headgreen2 sentences2007This Court stated the three requirements for application of the collateral order in Waldrip v. Head, 272 Ga. 572, 574 (1) ( 532 SE2d 380 ) (2000): “when the issue is substantially separate from the basic issues in the complaint, an important right may be lost if review must wait until a case is finally resolved, and nothing further in the underlying action can affect the *637 issue on appeal.” The direct appeal in Waldrip was dismissed 2 for failure to meet the first of those requirements: “The issue of whether Waldrip waived his attorney-client privilege is not a separate issue from his claim 2007This Court stated the three requirements for application of the collateral order in Waldrip v. Head, 272 Ga. 572, 574 (1) ( 532 SE2d 380 ) (2000): “when the issue is substantially separate from the basic issues in the complaint, an important right may be lost if review must wait until a case is finally resolved, and nothing further in the underlying action can affect the *637 issue on appeal.” The direct appeal in Waldrip was dismissed 2 for failure to meet the first of those requirements: “The issue of whether Waldrip waived his attorney-client privilege is not a separate issue from his claim | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Georgia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Mary Murray v. Community Health Systems Professional Corporation
green
1 sentence2025See, e.g., John Townshend, A Treatise on the Wrongs Called Slander and Libel, and on the Remedy by Civil Action for Those Wrongs, Together with a Chapter on Malicious Prosecution § 240 n.1 (4th ed. 1890); Murray v. Community Health Systems Professional Corp., 345 Ga. App. 279 , 286 ( 811 SE2d 531 ) (2018). 16 proof to overcome the privilege defense. | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Adams v. New York
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2 sentences1940Subject to these two fundamental conditions, . . this court has up to this time sustained all State laws, statutory or judicially declared, regulating procedure, evidence, and methods of trial, and held them to be consistent with due process of law.” In Adams v. New York, supra ( 192 U. S. 585, 594 ), which was itself a case relating to a seizure by State officers of lottery articles, and their admission in evidence in a State-court trial, while the court said, “We do not feel called upon to discuss the contention that the fourteenth amendment has made the provisions of the fourth and fifth am 1940Subject to these two fundamental conditions, . . this court has up to this time sustained all State laws, statutory or judicially declared, regulating procedure, evidence, and methods of trial, and held them to be consistent with due process of law.” In Adams v. New York, supra ( 192 U. S. 585, 594 ), which was itself a case relating to a seizure by State officers of lottery articles, and their admission in evidence in a State-court trial, while the court said, “We do not feel called upon to discuss the contention that the fourteenth amendment has made the provisions of the fourth and fifth am | 1 | 1940–1940 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.