Collins v. Lombard Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• “a case is moot when its resolution would amount to the determination of an abstract question not arising upon existing facts or rights”
• where “the error is capable of repetition and yet evades review, the appeal will be considered”
• “a case is moot when its resolution would amount to the determination of an abstract question not arising upon existing facts or rights”
• “[A] case is moot when its resolution would amount to the determination of an abstract question not arising upon existing facts or rights.”
• case is not moot where an issue is capable of repetition yet evades review
• appeal not moot where error is capable of repetition yet evades judicial review or there is “ ‘insufficient time to obtain judicial relief for a claim common to an existing class of sufferers . . . .’ [Cit.]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

61 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Georgia Department of Natural Resources v. Center for a Sustainable Coast, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2014-02-24· cited 133×
• Micah Fialka-Feldman v. Oakland University Board of Trustees
  Sixth Circuit· 2011-05-04· cited 96×
• Yancy v. Shatzer
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2004-09-16· cited 72×
• Pimper v. State Ex Rel. Simpson
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-11-19· cited 32×
• Scarbrough Group v. Worley
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-11-21· cited 32×
• Shelley v. Town of Tyrone
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2017-10-16· cited 30×
• State v. Morrell
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-10-02· cited 25×
• Brown v. Spann
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-09-20· cited 25×
• Jayko v. the State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2016-02-18· cited 25×
• Thornton v. Hemphill
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-09-22· cited 23×
• Cannon Air Transport Services, Inc. v. Stevens Aviation, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-05-07· cited 23×
• Hopkins v. Hamby Corp.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2000-10-23· cited 22×
• State v. Dempsey
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-03-23· cited 22×
• Richardson v. Phillips
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-02-11· cited 19×
• Jackson v. Bibb County School District
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-04-12· cited 18×
• R. D. Brown Contractors, Inc. v. Board of Education
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-02-13· cited 16×
• Baca v. Baca
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-06-25· cited 16×
• Odum v. Russell
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-06-20· cited 15×
• Elgin v. Swann
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-05-08· cited 15×
• In re M. F.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2019-05-20· cited 14×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Chastain v. Baker
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1986-02-13· cited 59×
• Citizens for Ethical Government, Inc. v. Gwinnett Place Associates, L.P.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1990-06-08· cited 34×
• In the Interest of I. B.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-12-01· cited 26×
• Atlanta Gas Light Co. v. Georgia Public Service Commission
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1994-03-17· cited 20×
• Bowers v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1989-04-25· cited 18×
• Atlanta Gas Light Co. v. Georgia Textile Manufacturers Ass'n
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1996-05-06· cited 5×
• Lombard Corp. v. Collins
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-01-16· cited 4×
• Lombard Corp. v. Collins
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-11-19· cited 2×