Cosby v. Lewis

How courts have described this case

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

• declining to address other enumerations of error in light of remand for further proceedings
• “[M]erely naming a defendant individually in a complaint is not conclusive as to the capacity in which that defendant is sued. Instead, the reason for the lawsuit is the determinative factor as to a defendant’s capacity.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Hutcheson v. Elizabeth Brennan Antiques & Interiors, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-07-12· cited 16×
• Principal Lien Servs., LLC v. NAH Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2018-05-14· cited 12×
• Alford v. Hernandez
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-10-24· cited 5×
• Peach County School District v. Austin
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-06-20· cited 5×
• Washington v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2015-07-16· cited 5×
• Devin Washington v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2015-07-23
• Shantai Brooks v. Andrew Palmer
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-04-27
• Siteone Landscape Supply, LLC v. Larry Stewart
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-05-06
• STEVEN J. YOUD v. JAMES L. BESKIN
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-06-15
• Marion Hutcheson v. Elizabeth Brennan Antiques
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-07-12
• Peach County School District v. Donna M. Austin
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-06-20
• C. Dean Alford v. Rigoberto Rivera Hernandez
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-10-24
• Principal Lien Services, LLC v. Nah Corporation
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2018-05-14
• WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. v. AMERICAN BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS SUPPLY CO., INC. D/B/A ABC SUPPLY CO., INC.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-10-11
• DAVID PERDUE v. RICHARD BARRON
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2023-03-09
• AMERIPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. v. KATHY MCCAMPBELL, AS SURVIVING CHILD OF ETTA MCCAMPBELL
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2024-03-12
• Michael Perry v. Daryll Peterson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2025-07-31

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Mitchell v. Forsyth
  Supreme Court· 1985-06-19· cited 8,858×
• Gilbert v. Richardson
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1994-11-21· cited 428×
• Cameron v. Lang
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-06-25· cited 276×
• Coffee County School District v. Snipes
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-01-30· cited 49×
• Teston v. Collins
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-07-13· cited 47×
• Hemak v. Houston County School District
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1996-01-23· cited 38×
• Fink v. Dodd
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-07-06· cited 33×
• Russell v. Barrett
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-02-16· cited 21×
• Jacobson v. Garland
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-06-09· cited 14×
• Patel v. Sanders
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-01-09· cited 13×
• Baughan v. Alaoui
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-11-03· cited 12×
• Newsome v. Johnson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-08-13· cited 10×
• Jacques v. Murray
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-02-28· cited 9×
• Board of Regents of University System v. Frost
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-07-30· cited 8×
• Capra v. Rogers
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1991-06-24· cited 6×
• Cooper v. Paulding County School District
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-02-25· cited 4×
• BOHORQUEZ v. Strother
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-08-02· cited 4×
• Fort v. RUCKER-FORT
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-03-25· cited 3×

Other cases named Cosby v. Lewis

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Cosby v. Lewis
  District of Columbia· 2011-12-16