Cryomedics, Inc. v. Smith

How courts have described this case

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

• entry of default judgment on liability alone does not amount to final judgment for purposes of opening default
• trial court’s entry of default judgment on issue of liability in personal injury action was not “final judgment” under OCGA § 9-11-55 (b), even though court denominated it as such
• a default judgment as to liability only is not a final judgment
• “[I]t is not the policy of Georgia courts to set up procedural traps for the unwary. Rather, it is our duty to liberally construe the CPA to reach the merits of each case in order to do substantial justice to the parties.”
• “OCGA § 9-11-54 (b) cannot be used to bifurcate the same claim into two issues—liability and damages—so as to transform a ruling strictly on the issue of liability into a final judgment, representing final judicial action and the vesting of rights, within the meaning of OCGA § 9-11-55 (b

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1990-12-05· cited 18×
• Fulton v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1987-07-07· cited 18×
• Jim Walter Homes, Inc. v. Roberts
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1990-07-12· cited 17×
• Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC v. Jenkins
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-04-17· cited 9×
• Griffin v. Rutland
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-02-25· cited 9×
• Feazell v. Gregg
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-11-29· cited 7×
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  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1993-03-18· cited 6×
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  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-06-17· cited 5×
• Stubbs v. Pickle
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-08-13· cited 2×
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  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-03-09· cited 2×
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  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2019-03-11· cited 1×
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  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-12-14
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  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2021-07-23
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  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2021-08-02
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Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Georgia Power Co. v. O'Bryant
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1983-12-19· cited 37×
• Ewing v. Johnston
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-09-04· cited 36×
• Cobb County Fair Assn. v. Boyle
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1977-10-13· cited 29×
• Clements v. United Equity Corporation
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1972-03-16· cited 20×
• Donalson v. Coca-Cola Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1982-11-23· cited 18×
• Wise v. Georgia State Board for Examination, Qualification and Registration of Architects
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1979-09-26· cited 15×
• Golden Star, Inc. v. Broyles Insurance Agency, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1968-06-26· cited 15×
• Becker v. Fairman
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1983-09-06· cited 12×
• Williams v. Citizens & Southern National Bank
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1977-05-06· cited 11×
• Florida East Coast Properties, Inc. v. Davis
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1975-02-12· cited 9×