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parental immunity in Georgia

5 Georgia opinions name it 1 courts 1972–1993 0 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 (2)

CaseFollowedCited
Clabough v. Rachwalgreen
gactapp · 1985 · cited in 2 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 1991–1992
2 sentences

1992Clabough v. Rachwal, 176 Ga. App. 212, 213 ( 335 SE2d 648 ).

1992Clabough v. Rachwal, 176 Ga. App. 212, 213 ( 335 SE2d 648 ).

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Newsome v. Department of Human Resourcesgreen
gactapp · 1991 · cited in 1 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993
2 sentences

1993It was error, they maintain, because as stated in Newsome v. Dept. of Human Resources, 199 Ga. App. 419, 421 (2) (a) ( 405 SE2d 61 ) (1991) “application of the doctrine of parental immunity is controlled by the status of the relationship of the parties at the time the action is filed,” and at the time suit was filed, defendant was not providing any support to the plaintiffs or to the surviving brother.

1993It was error, they maintain, because as stated in Newsome v. Dept. of Human Resources, 199 Ga. App. 419, 421 (2) (a) ( 405 SE2d 61 ) (1991) “application of the doctrine of parental immunity is controlled by the status of the relationship of the parties at the time the action is filed,” and at the time suit was filed, defendant was not providing any support to the plaintiffs or to the surviving brother.

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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 (6)

CaseCitedYears
Gibson v. Gibson green
cal · 1971
2 sentences

1979"Some jurisdictions have judicially abolished the parental immunity rule. [See Gibson v. Gibson, 92 Cal. Rptr. 288 ( 479 P2d 648 )].

1979"Some jurisdictions have judicially abolished the parental immunity rule. [See Gibson v. Gibson, 92 Cal. Rptr. 288 ( 479 P2d 648 )].

11979–1979
Wright v. Wright green
gactapp · 1952
2 sentences

1979Wright v. Wright, 85 Ga. App. 721 ( 70 SE2d 152 ).

1979Wright v. Wright, 85 Ga. App. 721 ( 70 SE2d 152 ).

11979–1979
Henry Grady Hotel Company v. Sturgis green
gactapp · 1943
2 sentences

1972Henry Grady Hotel Co. v. Sturgis, 70 Ga. App. 379 ( 28 SE2d 329 ), Best v. State, 109 Ga. App. 553 ( 136 SE2d 496 ) and Hyde v. Atlantic Steel Co., 112 Ga. App. 136 ( 144 SE2d 232 ) are further illustrative of our court recognizing that we are not to encroach upon the legislative domain. [4] Where there is an established legal doctrine such as this court enunciated in Bulloch v. Bulloch, supra, "under the public policy of this State, as expressed in the public laws" and it has been consistently followed for thirty years, we regard any change as being a matter for the legislature.

1972Henry Grady Hotel Co. v. Sturgis, 70 Ga. App. 379 ( 28 SE2d 329 ), Best v. State, 109 Ga. App. 553 ( 136 SE2d 496 ) and Hyde v. Atlantic Steel Co., 112 Ga. App. 136 ( 144 SE2d 232 ) are further illustrative of our court recognizing that we are not to encroach upon the legislative domain. [4] Where there is an established legal doctrine such as this court enunciated in Bulloch v. Bulloch, supra, "under the public policy of this State, as expressed in the public laws" and it has been consistently followed for thirty years, we regard any change as being a matter for the legislature.

11972–1972
STOVALL & COMPANY, INC. v. Tate green
gactapp · 1971
2 sentences

1972The Federal appellate court may have been influenced by a nation-wide trend towards abolition of the parental immunity doctrine [3] but the Court of Appeals of Georgia does not indulge in "judicial legislation." For example, Stovall & Co. v. Tate, 124 Ga. App. 605 ( 184 SE2d 834 ) declined adoption *723 of the strict liability doctrine on manufactured products as being a matter for the legislature.

1972The Federal appellate court may have been influenced by a nation-wide trend towards abolition of the parental immunity doctrine [3] but the Court of Appeals of Georgia does not indulge in "judicial legislation." For example, Stovall & Co. v. Tate, 124 Ga. App. 605 ( 184 SE2d 834 ) declined adoption *723 of the strict liability doctrine on manufactured products as being a matter for the legislature.

11972–1972
Hyde v. Atlantic Steel Co. neutral
gactapp · 1965
2 sentences

1972Henry Grady Hotel Co. v. Sturgis, 70 Ga. App. 379 ( 28 SE2d 329 ), Best v. State, 109 Ga. App. 553 ( 136 SE2d 496 ) and Hyde v. Atlantic Steel Co., 112 Ga. App. 136 ( 144 SE2d 232 ) are further illustrative of our court recognizing that we are not to encroach upon the legislative domain. [4] Where there is an established legal doctrine such as this court enunciated in Bulloch v. Bulloch, supra, "under the public policy of this State, as expressed in the public laws" and it has been consistently followed for thirty years, we regard any change as being a matter for the legislature.

1972Henry Grady Hotel Co. v. Sturgis, 70 Ga. App. 379 ( 28 SE2d 329 ), Best v. State, 109 Ga. App. 553 ( 136 SE2d 496 ) and Hyde v. Atlantic Steel Co., 112 Ga. App. 136 ( 144 SE2d 232 ) are further illustrative of our court recognizing that we are not to encroach upon the legislative domain. [4] Where there is an established legal doctrine such as this court enunciated in Bulloch v. Bulloch, supra, "under the public policy of this State, as expressed in the public laws" and it has been consistently followed for thirty years, we regard any change as being a matter for the legislature.

11972–1972
Best v. State green
gactapp · 1964
2 sentences

1972Henry Grady Hotel Co. v. Sturgis, 70 Ga. App. 379 ( 28 SE2d 329 ), Best v. State, 109 Ga. App. 553 ( 136 SE2d 496 ) and Hyde v. Atlantic Steel Co., 112 Ga. App. 136 ( 144 SE2d 232 ) are further illustrative of our court recognizing that we are not to encroach upon the legislative domain. [4] Where there is an established legal doctrine such as this court enunciated in Bulloch v. Bulloch, supra, "under the public policy of this State, as expressed in the public laws" and it has been consistently followed for thirty years, we regard any change as being a matter for the legislature.

1972Henry Grady Hotel Co. v. Sturgis, 70 Ga. App. 379 ( 28 SE2d 329 ), Best v. State, 109 Ga. App. 553 ( 136 SE2d 496 ) and Hyde v. Atlantic Steel Co., 112 Ga. App. 136 ( 144 SE2d 232 ) are further illustrative of our court recognizing that we are not to encroach upon the legislative domain. [4] Where there is an established legal doctrine such as this court enunciated in Bulloch v. Bulloch, supra, "under the public policy of this State, as expressed in the public laws" and it has been consistently followed for thirty years, we regard any change as being a matter for the legislature.

11972–1972

Where else courts name it

TX 212 (1986–2026) CT 83 (1972–2006) PA 60 (1957–2026) AL 52 (1984–2026) MI 47 (1966–2025) UT 42 (1982–2024) MO 32 (1960–2025) IL 31 (1966–2004) FL 26 (1980–2025) VA 26 (1971–2026) MD 25 (1976–2022) IN 23 (1974–2026) NJ 20 (1960–2009) WA 20 (1979–2019) DC 20 (1985–2022) MA 18 (1975–2025) CO 17 (1974–2011) OH 16 (1981–2013) WV 14 (1968–2020) AR 14 (1980–2021) KY 14 (1970–2024) AZ 13 (1970–2021) NC 13 (1972–2024) MN 12 (1966–2026) OR 11 (1976–2016) CA 11 (1971–2025) IA 11 (1968–2022) NM 10 (1996–2025) WI 10 (1963–2005) NY 9 (1974–2013) MS 8 (1970–2016) SC 7 (1980–2001) KS 7 (1966–2025) ME 6 (1966–2000) TN 6 (1928–2005) DE 6 (1976–1997) GA 5 (1972–1993) ID 5 (1980–2011) OK 4 (1984–2023) WY 3 (1992–2023) MT 3 (1983–2025) NV 3 (1996–2013) SD 3 (2007–2025) LA 3 (1995–2016) ND 2 (2012–2012) HI 2 (2007–2026) NH 2 (1984–1992)

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.

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