7 Georgia opinions name it 1 courts 1998–2025 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
Amstadter v. Liberty Healthcare Corp.green2 sentences2013Cf. Amstadter v. Liberty Healthcare Corp., 233 Ga. App. 240, 243 (2) ( 503 SE2d 877 ) (1998) (mere filing of a lawsuit does not rise to the level of outrageousness to support an emotional distress claim). 5 4. 2013Cf. Amstadter v. Liberty Healthcare Corp., 233 Ga. App. 240, 243 (2) ( 503 SE2d 877 ) (1998) (mere filing of a lawsuit does not rise to the level of outrageousness to support an emotional distress claim). 5 4. | 2 | 2 |
Jordan v. Atlanta Affordable Housing Fundgreen2 sentences2025As to property damage, “[a]lthough pecuniary loss may also serve as the basis to recover for emotional distress, the loss must result from an injury to the person, not to property.” Jordan v. Atlanta Affordable Housing Fund, Ltd., 230 Ga. App. 734, 735 (1) ( 498 SE2d 104 ) (1998). 2025As to property damage, “[a]lthough pecuniary loss may also serve as the basis to recover for emotional distress, the loss must result from an injury to the person, not to property.” Jordan v. Atlanta Affordable Housing Fund, Ltd., 230 Ga. App. 734, 735 (1) ( 498 SE2d 104 ) (1998). | 1 | 1 |
Coon v. Medical Center, Inc.green1 sentence2017See generally Coon, 300 Ga. at 734-735 (4). 3. | 1 | 1 |
Mead v. True Citizen, Inc.green2 sentences2008As with the emotional distress claim, however, without the defamation claim, Lewis has no separate cause of action for “negligence.” Mead v. True Citizen, 203 Ga. App. 361, 362 ( 417 SE2d 16 ) (1992). *750 Decided September 30, 2008. 2008As with the emotional distress claim, however, without the defamation claim, Lewis has no separate cause of action for “negligence.” Mead v. True Citizen, 203 Ga. App. 361, 362 ( 417 SE2d 16 ) (1992). *750 Decided September 30, 2008. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Georgia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Christy Bros. Circus v. Turnage
green
2 sentences2010Circus v. Turnage, 38 Ga.App. 581 , 144 S.E. 680 (1928), which sustained an emotional distress claim by a woman into whose lap a circus horse had defecated. 2010Circus v. Turnage, 38 Ga.App. 581 , 144 S.E. 680 (1928), which sustained an emotional distress claim by a woman into whose lap a circus horse had defecated. | 1 | 2010–2010 |
Donaldson v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
green
2 sentences1998As the Supreme Court made clear in Donaldson, 186 Ga. at 871-879 , 199 S.E. 213 , allegations that a defendant has violated statutory provisions like the Georgia Food Act (OCGA § 26-2-20 et seq.) or OCGA § 51-1-23 state causes of action based on common law negligence. 1998As the Supreme Court made clear in Donaldson, 186 Ga. at 871-879 , 199 S.E. 213 , allegations that a defendant has violated statutory provisions like the Georgia Food Act (OCGA § 26-2-20 et seq.) or OCGA § 51-1-23 state causes of action based on common law negligence. | 1 | 1998–1998 |
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.