Barnes v. Smith

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Based on the record before us, the trial court did not reach the merits of the claims . . . . Where the trial court has not ruled on an issue, we will not address it.”
• “For an employer to be held liable for negligent supervision, there must be sufficient evidence to establish that the employer reasonably knew or should have known of an employee’s tendencies to engage in certain behavior relevant to the injuries allegedly incurred by the plaintiff.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

3 cases in this archive cite this case.

• BARNWELL v. DOUGLASVILLE AUTO DETAIL, LLC Et Al.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-08-04
• Deisha Shamblin v. Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2019-10-31
• CLARENCE HOWARD LEAVY, IV v. AMANDA CORNELIUS
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2025-08-26

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Cowart v. Widener
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-07-12· cited 430×
• Novare Group, Inc. v. Sarif
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-11-21· cited 84×
• Agnes Scott College, Inc. v. Clark
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-05-24· cited 35×
• D. G. Jenkins Homes, Inc. v. Wood
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-04-29· cited 23×
• CDP Event Services, Inc. v. Atcheson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-01-16· cited 20×
• Beasley v. a Better Gas Co., Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-08-05· cited 19×
• Alan Headrick v. Stonepark of Dunwoody Unit Owners Associations Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2015-04-10· cited 15×
• Poole v. North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-06-06· cited 13×
• Dempsey v. Southeastern Industrial Contracting Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-03-23· cited 5×