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7 Georgia opinions name it 2 courts 1936–2024 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.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Mays v. Stategreen
ga · 1891 · cited in 1 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024See, e.g., Richardson, 189 Ga. at 448-449 (1); Clough, 298 Ga. at 594-595; Mays, 88 Ga. at 403.

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Richardson v. Stategreen
ga · 1939 · cited in 1 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024See, e.g., Richardson, 189 Ga. at 448-449 (1); Clough, 298 Ga. at 594-595; Mays, 88 Ga. at 403.

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Clough v. Stategreen
ga · 2016 · cited in 1 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024See, e.g., Richardson, 189 Ga. at 448-449 (1); Clough, 298 Ga. at 594-595; Mays, 88 Ga. at 403.

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White v. Cudahy Co.green
gactapp · 1973 · cited in 1 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 1978–1978
2 sentences

1978Meanwhile, this court has frequently followed the Behre rule, and although the wisdom of the rule has been attacked ( White v. Cudahy Co. 130 Ga. App. 64, 70 ( 202 SE2d 233 ) (1973) (Evans, J., dissenting); Zayre of Atlanta v. Sharpton, 110 Ga. App. 587 ( 139 SE2d 339 ) (1964) (Eberhardt, J., concurring specially)), this court has correctly acknowledged that it is the province of the Supreme Court alone to overrule Behre.

1978Meanwhile, this court has frequently followed the Behre rule, and although the wisdom of the rule has been attacked ( White v. Cudahy Co. 130 Ga. App. 64, 70 ( 202 SE2d 233 ) (1973) (Evans, J., dissenting); Zayre of Atlanta v. Sharpton, 110 Ga. App. 587 ( 139 SE2d 339 ) (1964) (Eberhardt, J., concurring specially)), this court has correctly acknowledged that it is the province of the Supreme Court alone to overrule Behre.

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Bell v. Thiokol Chemical Corp.green
gactapp · 1972 · cited in 1 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 1978–1978
2 sentences

1978Meanwhile, this court has frequently followed the Behre rule, and although the wisdom of the rule has been attacked (White v. Cudahy Co. 130 Ga. App. 64, 70 ( 202 SE2d 233 ) (1973) (Evans, J., dissenting); Zayre of Atlanta v. Sharpton, 110 Ga. App. 587 ( 139 SE2d 339 )(1964) (Eberhardt, J., concurring specially)), this court has correctly acknowledged that it is the province of the Supreme Court alone to overrule Behre Bell v. Thiokol Chemical Corp., 126 Ga. App. 167, 169 ( 190 SE2d 150 ) (1972); Pugh v. First Nat.

1978Meanwhile, this court has frequently followed the Behre rule, and although the wisdom of the rule has been attacked (White v. Cudahy Co. 130 Ga. App. 64, 70 ( 202 SE2d 233 ) (1973) (Evans, J., dissenting); Zayre of Atlanta v. Sharpton, 110 Ga. App. 587 ( 139 SE2d 339 )(1964) (Eberhardt, J., concurring specially)), this court has correctly acknowledged that it is the province of the Supreme Court alone to overrule Behre Bell v. Thiokol Chemical Corp., 126 Ga. App. 167, 169 ( 190 SE2d 150 ) (1972); Pugh v. First Nat.

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Whitlock v. Stategreen
ga · 1973 · cited in 1 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 1974–1974
2 sentences

1974"The single purpose for voir dire is the ascertainment of the impartiality of jurors, their ability to treat the cause on the merits with objectivity and freedom from bias and prior inclination." Whitlock v. State, 230 Ga. 700, 706 ( 198 SE2d 865 ).

1974"The single purpose for voir dire is the ascertainment of the impartiality of jurors, their ability to treat the cause on the merits with objectivity and freedom from bias and prior inclination." Whitlock v. State, 230 Ga. 700, 706 ( 198 SE2d 865 ).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Georgia. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (8)

CaseCitedYears
Ethridge v. State neutral
ga · 1927
2 sentences

1983The present case comes within the general rule stated in Eady, supra, and adopted by the Supreme Court in Ethridge v. State, 164 Ga. 53 (2) ( 137 SE 784 ), not within the exception made in Spence .

1983The present case comes within the general rule stated in Eady, supra, and adopted by the Supreme Court in Ethridge v. State, 164 Ga. 53 (2) ( 137 SE 784 ), not within the exception made in Spence .

11983–1983
Wynne v. City of Atlanta neutral
gactapp · 1912
2 sentences

1983The present case comes within the general rule stated in Eady, supra, and adopted by the Supreme Court in Ethridge v. State, 164 Ga. 53 (2) ( 137 SE 784 ), not within the exception made in Spence .

1983The present case comes within the general rule stated in Eady, supra, and adopted by the Supreme Court in Ethridge v. State, 164 Ga. 53 (2) ( 137 SE 784 ), not within the exception made in Spence .

11983–1983
Rives v. Atlanta Newspapers, Inc. green
gactapp · 1964
1 sentence

1978Judicial adoption of the single publication rule was ably critized by Judge Pannell’s special concurrence in the original Rives opinion. 110 Ga. App. 184, 190 .

11978–1978
Zayre of Atlanta, Inc. v. Sharpton green
gactapp · 1964
2 sentences

1978Meanwhile, this court has frequently followed the Behre rule, and although the wisdom of the rule has been attacked ( White v. Cudahy Co. 130 Ga. App. 64, 70 ( 202 SE2d 233 ) (1973) (Evans, J., dissenting); Zayre of Atlanta v. Sharpton, 110 Ga. App. 587 ( 139 SE2d 339 ) (1964) (Eberhardt, J., concurring specially)), this court has correctly acknowledged that it is the province of the Supreme Court alone to overrule Behre.

1978Meanwhile, this court has frequently followed the Behre rule, and although the wisdom of the rule has been attacked ( White v. Cudahy Co. 130 Ga. App. 64, 70 ( 202 SE2d 233 ) (1973) (Evans, J., dissenting); Zayre of Atlanta v. Sharpton, 110 Ga. App. 587 ( 139 SE2d 339 ) (1964) (Eberhardt, J., concurring specially)), this court has correctly acknowledged that it is the province of the Supreme Court alone to overrule Behre.

11978–1978
Gerald v. Ameron Automotive Centers green
gactapp · 1978
2 sentences

1978We are bound by decisions of the Supreme Court (Gerald v. Ameron Automotive Centers, 145 Ga. App. 200 ( 243 SE2d 565 ) (1978)) and for the reasons stated above we must reject appellant’s contention that the Supreme Court’s opinion in Rives does not bind this court on the venue question. *864 As in Gerald, supra, we question the wisdom of the rule to which we are bound.

1978We are bound by decisions of the Supreme Court (Gerald v. Ameron Automotive Centers, 145 Ga. App. 200 ( 243 SE2d 565 ) (1978)) and for the reasons stated above we must reject appellant’s contention that the Supreme Court’s opinion in Rives does not bind this court on the venue question. *864 As in Gerald, supra, we question the wisdom of the rule to which we are bound.

11978–1978
Pugh v. First National Bank green
gactapp · 1974
2 sentences

1978Bank, 130 Ga. App. 627 ( 204 SE2d 370 ) (1974).

1978Bank, 130 Ga. App. 627 ( 204 SE2d 370 ) (1974).

11978–1978
Brown v. Matthews green
ga · 1887
2 sentences

1974The first assignment of error reads: "The court erred in charging the jury twice that the jury should bring in a verdict 'that will speak the truth’ as this may be in conflict with the constitutional rule that the State must prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore said instruction relieves the State of this burden, and is highly prejudicial, and is erroneous and not the law.” In considering averments of error dealing with jury instructions our appellate courts follow the wisdom of that rule stated by the legendary Logan Bleckley in Brown v. Matthews, 79 Ga. 1 (1) (

1974The first assignment of error reads: "The court erred in charging the jury twice that the jury should bring in a verdict 'that will speak the truth’ as this may be in conflict with the constitutional rule that the State must prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore said instruction relieves the State of this burden, and is highly prejudicial, and is erroneous and not the law.” In considering averments of error dealing with jury instructions our appellate courts follow the wisdom of that rule stated by the legendary Logan Bleckley in Brown v. Matthews, 79 Ga. 1 (1) (

11974–1974
Cawthon v. State green
ga · 1904
2 sentences

1936Judge Cobb, in Cawthon v. State, 119 Ga. 395 ( 46 S. E. 897 ), adverted to the earliest history of the principle now embodied in the sections quoted.

1936Judge Cobb, in Cawthon v. State, 119 Ga. 395 ( 46 S. E. 897 ), adverted to the earliest history of the principle now embodied in the sections quoted.

11936–1936

Where else courts name it

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