Hedquist v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• recounting prior legal scenarios, such as in Marchman & Sons, Inc. v. Nelson, 251 Ga. 475, 306 S.E.2d 290 (1983
• “We hold expressly that the effect of a voluntary dismissal [with prejudice] does not extend to any party not named therein.”
• “until such time as the trial court rules on an asserted affirmative defense, the action is voidable, not void”
• voluntary dismissal of employee does not bar vicarious liability of employer for employee’s tortious acts unless dismissal is statutorily described as an adjudication on the merits

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).