UWork.Com, Inc. v. Paragon Technologies, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that, “for a misrepresentation to a third party to constitute actionable fraud under Florida Rock, the defrauded party must be induced to act or forbear from acting as a result of the misrepresentation made to the third party”
• defendant entitled to summary judgment where plaintiff pointed to no evidence showing a principal-agent relationship between the parties
• a breach of contract occurs if a contracting party repudiates or renounces liability under the contract
• “The general rule in Georgia is that ‘actionable fraud must be based upon a misrepresentation made to the defrauded party, and relied upon by the defrauded party.’”
• A contracting party breaches a contract if it “repudiates or renounces liability under the contract; fails to perform the engagement as specified in the contract; or does some act that renders performance impossible.”
• “The elements for a breach of contract claim in Georgia are the (1) breach and the (2) resultant damages (3) to the party who has the right to complain about the contract being broken.”

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Cited by

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

• Bedsole v. Action Outdoor Advertising JV, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-08· cited 29×
• Seki v. Groupon, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2015-07-23· cited 24×
• Wheat Trust v. Sparks
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2014-02-06· cited 23×
• Pasternak & Fidis, P.C. v. Recall Total Information Management, Inc.
  D. Maryland· 2015-03-25· cited 21×
• Avion Systems, Inc. v. Bellomo
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2016-07-14· cited 15×
• Hanham v. Access Mgmt. Grp. L.P.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2019-03-04· cited 15×
• HANHAM v. ACCESS MANAGEMENT GROUP, LP
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2019-03-04· cited 15×
• Benjamin v. American Airlines, Inc.
  S.D. Georgia· 2014-07-09· cited 13×
• Walker v. Oglethorpe Power Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-06-09· cited 13×
• Inland Atlantic Old National Phase I, LLC v. 6425 Old National, LLC.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2014-11-19· cited 11×
• American Management Services East, LLC v. Fort Benning Family Communities, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2015-07-23· cited 8×
• New York Life Insurance v. Grant
  M.D. Georgia· 2014-10-28· cited 6×
• Georgia Operators Self-Insurers Fund v. PMA Management Corp.
  N.D. Georgia· 2015-02-19· cited 4×
• Nilhan Developers, LLC v. Westplan Investors Acquisitions, LLC (In re Bay Circle Props., LLC)
  N.D. Georgia· 2018-11-01· cited 2×
• Community Music Centers of Atlanta, LLC v. JW Broadcasting, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-08-27· cited 1×
• Najarian Capital, LLC v. John C. Clark
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-10-30
• Darrell Ken Moore v. Lovein Funeral Home, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-12-23
• Uhlig v. Darby Bank & Trust Co.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2014-02-26
• Troy Avery v. D. Stephan Schneider, as Parent and Next Friend of Ashton L. Schneider
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-03-13
• Community Music Centers of Atlanta, LLC F/K/A Little 5 Points Music Center, LLC v. Jw Broadcasting, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-08-27

Cites

35 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Norton v. BUDGET RENT a CAR SYSTEM, INC.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-12-22· cited 84×
• Lewis v. Citizens & Southern National Bank
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1976-09-27· cited 57×
• William Goldberg & Co., Inc. v. Cohen
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-11-28· cited 54×
• Allen v. Hub Cap Heaven, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-03-05· cited 50×
• ReMax North Atlanta v. Clark
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-07-10· cited 47×
• Wright v. Apartment Investment & Management Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-03-29· cited 45×
• Holmes v. Grubman
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-02-08· cited 43×
• Bank of North Georgia v. Windermere Development, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-05-21· cited 43×
• Board of Regents of the University System v. Doe
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-03-29· cited 41×
• Parris Properties, LLC v. Nichols
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-08-30· cited 39×
• Board of Commissioners v. City Commissioners
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-04-25· cited 39×
• Craig v. BAILEY BROS. REALTY, INC.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-07-06· cited 37×
• Megel v. Donaldson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-11-21· cited 33×
• Service Merchandise, Inc. v. Jackson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1996-06-27· cited 31×
• Hightower v. Century 21 Farish Realty
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1994-08-26· cited 29×
• Physician Specialists in Anesthesia, P.C. v. Wildmon
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-06-28· cited 28×
• Jennings v. Smith
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-04-30· cited 27×
• Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. v. Moore
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1988-03-18· cited 26×
• Almond v. McCranie
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-03-06· cited 26×
• Potts v. UAP-GA AG CHEM, INC.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-06-13· cited 21×

Other cases named UWork.Com, Inc. v. Paragon Technologies, Inc.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• uwork.com, Inc. v. Paragon Technologies, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-03-29