151 Ga. App. 456 - Thornton v. Burson’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
26 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mayer v. Interstate Fire Insurance · Swindell v. Swindell · 126 Ga. App. 197 - Maxey v. Covington · Savannah Surety Associates, Inc. v. Master · 134 Ga. App. 624 - Houston General Insurance v. Stein Steel & Supply Co.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“after the entry of the order . . . granting appellee's motion to compel, a total failure of appellant to respond to that order within the time limitation set forth would clearly have justified entry of default judgment against [the defendant]. [Cit.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“All decisions of the Supreme Court and this court approving imposition of the drastic sanction of dismissal or default involve a total failure to respond to an order compelling discovery. . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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