American Multi-Cinema, Inc. v. Walker

How courts have described this case

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• holding that errors in jury charge required reversal despite finding that the evidence was sufficient to support jury’s verdict
• holding that trial court did not abuse discretion in denying defendant’s motion in limine to exclude evidence that its employee’s actions toward plaintiff were racially motivated even though there was no direct evidence of such
• holding that trial court did not abuse discretion in denying defendant’s motion in limine to exclude evidence that its employee’s actions toward plaintiff were racially motivated even though there was no direct evidence of such
• concluding that the evidence would authorize a jury to find that an off-duty deputy sheriff working as a security guard for a movie theater chain confronted the plaintiff to enforce the chain’s loitering policy, rather than to perform a police duty
• “ ‘. . . the employer escapes liability if the officer was performing police duties which the employer did not direct when the cause of action arose.’ ”
• case remanded for new trial based on errors in jury charge

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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• Baxley v. Hakiel Industries, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-06-25· cited 46×
• Vojnovic v. Brants
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-03-25· cited 19×
• Howland v. Wadsworth
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-10-09· cited 15×
• Cartledge v. Montano
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-20· cited 14×
• Huckaby v. Cheatham
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-03-15· cited 11×
• Beach v. B. F. Saul Property Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-03-30· cited 11×
• BOSTON MEN'S HEALTH CENTER, INC. v. Howard
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-07-12· cited 10×
• Ambling Management Co., LLC v. Miller
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2014-10-06· cited 6×
• Miller v. City Views at Rosa Burney Park GP, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-07-16· cited 6×
• Agnes Scott College, Inc. v. Hartley.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2018-05-24· cited 5×
• Williams v. Capitol Corporate Cleaning, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-11-15· cited 4×
• Rivers v. K-Mart Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-05-17· cited 3×
• Tomczyk v. JOCKS & JILLS RESTAURANTS, LLC
  N.D. Georgia· 2007-03-06
• PARADISE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. D/B/A MAGIC CITY v. DEMETRIC R. FAVORS
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-04-12
• Richard Rivers v. K-Mart Corporation
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-05-17
• Tramaine Miller v. City Views at Rosa Burney Park Gp, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-07-16
• Gregory Howland v. Ellen Rebecca Wadsworth
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-10-09
• Emma Cartledge v. Jolene R. Montano
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-20
• Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Rachel Tyler, as the Administrator of the Estate of Jaccolah Johnson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2021-07-02

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Paul v. Destito
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-06-22· cited 53×
• Cox v. Brazo
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1983-03-10· cited 45×
• Barnes v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1981-01-06· cited 45×
• TGM Ashley Lakes, Inc. v. Jennings
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-12-01· cited 43×
• Department of Transportation v. Mendel
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-05-05· cited 38×
• Lane v. Montgomery Elevator Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-02-24· cited 37×
• Plemons v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1980-07-09· cited 32×
• Brooks v. Cellin Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1983-09-08· cited 26×
• Jackson v. Rodriquez
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1984-12-05· cited 17×
• Valdosta Housing Authority v. Finnessee
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1981-10-26· cited 17×
• Tecumseh Products Co., Inc. v. Rigdon
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-07-25· cited 17×
• Sharpnack v. Hoffinger Industries, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-03-17· cited 17×
• Massachusetts Cotton Mills v. Hawkins
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1927-07-30· cited 17×
• Parry v. Davison-Paxon Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1952-09-13· cited 15×
• Smith v. Holeman
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1994-02-23· cited 13×
• Seibers v. Dixie Speedway, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1996-03-11· cited 12×
• Page v. CFJ PROPERTIES
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-02-24· cited 8×
• Segars v. Cornwell
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1973-02-19· cited 7×
• Byrne v. Fierman
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-09-06· cited 5×