Smith v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP

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• noting that a court should not adopt a version of the facts for purposes of ruling on a motion for summary judgment which is blatantly contradicted by a videotape of the incident
• noting the statutory definition of false imprisonment as requiring “ ‘unlawful detention . . . for any length of time’ ”

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Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• WINGLER Et Al. v. WHITE Et Al.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-12-07· cited 10×
• MCCLENDON v. HARPER Et Al.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2019-03-15· cited 9×
• Wright v. Watson
  M.D. Georgia· 2016-08-25· cited 2×
• Tyrone Carnegay v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-02-14
• Jennifer Janetsky v. County of Saginaw
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2025-07-25
• DEBORAH B. SMITH v. BILL GRANT
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2025-10-24
• TYRIK BALL v. CSX INTERMODAL TERMINALS, INC.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2025-10-27
• Kim W. Sheffield v. Jim Futch
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-02-20
• AARON CHAUSMER v. ROBERT W. GOTTLIEB
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-10-21
• TYRONE CARNEGAY v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2024-02-26
• Lynda Soundara v. S.A.F.E. Management of Georgia, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2024-03-06
• LANEA SCOTT v. EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY, INC.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2026-06-24

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Scott v. Harris
  Supreme Court· 2007-04-30· cited 13,305×
• Lau's Corp., Inc. v. Haskins
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1991-06-27· cited 2,024×
• Prophecy Corp. v. Charles Rossignol, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1986-05-28· cited 517×
• Durden v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1982-11-16· cited 129×
• Melton v. LaCalamito
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1981-06-17· cited 80×
• Hearn v. Batchelor
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1933-07-14· cited 36×
• Ferrell v. Mikula
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-11-25· cited 32×
• Collins v. Sadlo
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1983-07-06· cited 28×
• Adams v. Carlisle
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-03-30· cited 28×
• Wolf Camera, Inc. v. Royter
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-01-14· cited 20×
• Crowe v. J. C. Penney, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1986-01-06· cited 19×
• Scott Housing Systems, Inc. v. Hickox
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-02-05· cited 17×
• Fields v. Kroger Company
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1992-01-13· cited 13×
• Lord v. K-Mart Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1986-01-22· cited 9×
• Hall v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-12-04· cited 7×
• Hampton v. Norred & Associates, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-02-22· cited 7×
• Kroger Co. v. Briggs
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-07-16· cited 3×

Other cases named Smith v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Smith v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2006-08-23· cited 5×