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The most-cited opinions of the Supreme Court of Georgia on UpLaw — 1,805 decisions from 1846–2022, each with its treatment history and the cases that cite it.

Lau's Corp., Inc. v. Haskins 261 Ga. 491 · cited by 1,047
Williams v. State 261 Ga. 640 · cited by 437
Rowland v. State 95 Fulton County D. Rep. 334 · cited by 426
Malcolm v. State 93 Fulton County D. Rep. 3395 · cited by 405
Harper v. State 286 Ga. 216 · cited by 375
Johnson v. State 238 Ga. 59 · cited by 370
Robinson v. Kroger Co. 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 4314 · cited by 315
Prophecy Corp. v. Charles Rossignol, Inc. 256 Ga. 27 · cited by 286
Roberts v. State 286 Ga. 532 · cited by 280
Vansant v. State 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 1819 · cited by 271
State v. Kelly 290 Ga. 29 · cited by 260
von Thomas v. State 293 Ga. 569 · cited by 258
Cowart v. Widener 287 Ga. 622 · cited by 257
Jones v. State 278 Ga. 669 · cited by 250
Deal v. Coleman 294 Ga. 170 · cited by 225
Alterman Foods, Inc. v. Ligon 246 Ga. 620 · cited by 216
Gilbert v. Richardson 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 3818 · cited by 208
Tate v. State 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 748 · cited by 194
Robinson v. State 277 Ga. 75 · cited by 193
Smith v. Francis 253 Ga. 782 · cited by 187
State v. Stonaker 236 Ga. 1 · cited by 181
State v. Thornton 253 Ga. 524 · cited by 171
Neal v. State 290 Ga. 563 · cited by 171
Bailey v. Bailey 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 2068 · cited by 169
Gibbons v. State 248 Ga. 858 · cited by 169
Bethay v. State 237 Ga. 625 · cited by 162
Drinkard v. Walker 281 Ga. 211 · cited by 160
Humphrey v. State 252 Ga. 525 · cited by 149
Timberlake v. State 246 Ga. 488 · cited by 145
Berry v. State 10 Ga. 511 · cited by 143
Bradley Center, Inc. v. Wessner 250 Ga. 199 · cited by 142
Crawford v. State 245 Ga. 89 · cited by 142
City of Gainesville v. Dodd 275 Ga. 834 · cited by 141
Miller v. State 273 Ga. 831 · cited by 141
Cameron v. Lang 274 Ga. 122 · cited by 136
Pavesich v. New England Life Insurance 122 Ga. 190 · cited by 132
Ellison v. Georgia Railroad 87 Ga. 691 · cited by 126
State v. Estevez 232 Ga. 316 · cited by 126
Hicks v. State 232 Ga. 393 · cited by 126
Jones v. State 272 Ga. 900 · cited by 125
Suggs v. State 272 Ga. 85 · cited by 122
Olds v. State 299 Ga. 65 · cited by 122
Kelly v. Strouse & Bros. 116 Ga. 872 · cited by 122
Brown v. State 250 Ga. 862 · cited by 119
Smith v. State 247 Ga. 612 · cited by 119
Bacon v. State 209 Ga. 261 · cited by 117
Williams v. State 251 Ga. 749 · cited by 117
Flewellen v. Atlanta Casualty Co. 250 Ga. 709 · cited by 117
Rankin v. State 278 Ga. 704 · cited by 115
Felix v. State 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 3793 · cited by 111
Hawes v. State 240 Ga. 327 · cited by 110
Vega v. State 285 Ga. 32 · cited by 109
Scruggs v. Georgia Department of Human Resources 261 Ga. 587 · cited by 109
De Palma v. State 225 Ga. 465 · cited by 107
Fuller v. State 4 Fulton County D. Rep. 199 · cited by 107
State v. Stephens 252 Ga. 181 · cited by 106
Rebich v. Miles 264 Ga. 467 · cited by 106
Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. State 104 Ga. 831 · cited by 105
Cain v. State 235 Ga. 128 · cited by 105
Harper v. State 249 Ga. 519 · cited by 104
Mallory v. State 261 Ga. 625 · cited by 103
Travelers Insurance v. Sheppard 85 Ga. 751 · cited by 102
Saxton v. Coastal Dialysis & Medical Clinic, Inc. 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 3613 · cited by 102
Cambron v. Canal Insurance 246 Ga. 147 · cited by 102
Momon v. State 249 Ga. 865 · cited by 101
Massachusetts Benefit Life Ass'n v. Robinson 42 L.R.A. 261 · cited by 99
Hill v. Willis 224 Ga. 263 · cited by 98
Jarrell v. State 234 Ga. 410 · cited by 98
Jones v. Townsend 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 354 · cited by 97
Edge v. State 261 Ga. 865 · cited by 97
Home Builders Ass'n of Savannah, Inc. v. Chatham County 276 Ga. 243 · cited by 97
Ridley v. State 236 Ga. 147 · cited by 96
Jones v. State 257 Ga. 753 · cited by 96
Williams v. State 287 Ga. 192 · cited by 96
Wright v. State 291 Ga. 869 · cited by 95
Summer-Minter & Associates, Inc. v. Giordano 231 Ga. 601 · cited by 95
Gamble v. State 257 Ga. 325 · cited by 95
Pitts v. Glass 231 Ga. 638 · cited by 94
Brown v. Matthews 79 Ga. 1 · cited by 93
Pfeiffer v. Georgia Department of Transportation 275 Ga. 827 · cited by 92
Milam v. State 255 Ga. 560 · cited by 92
State v. Johnson 246 Ga. 654 · cited by 91
Wall v. State 269 Ga. 506 · cited by 91
Clarke v. Zant 247 Ga. 194 · cited by 91
Atlanta Independent School System v. Lane 266 Ga. 657 · cited by 90
Hamilton v. State 239 Ga. 72 · cited by 89
McClain v. State 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 3982 · cited by 88
Pope v. State 256 Ga. 195 · cited by 87
Felker v. State 252 Ga. 351 · cited by 87
Earnest v. State 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 2539 · cited by 87
Banks v. ICI Americas, Inc. 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 3978 · cited by 87
Williams v. State 277 Ga. 853 · cited by 86
Dingler v. State 233 Ga. 462 · cited by 86
Mitchum v. State 11 Ga. 615 · cited by 85
Cawthon v. State 119 Ga. 395 · cited by 85
Barnes v. State 269 Ga. 345 · cited by 85
Crumbley v. State 261 Ga. 610 · cited by 84
Jackson v. State 246 Ga. 459 · cited by 84
Gable v. State 290 Ga. 81 · cited by 83
Bethay v. State 235 Ga. 371 · cited by 83
Isaacs v. State 259 Ga. 717 · cited by 82
Cuzzort v. State 254 Ga. 745 · cited by 81
Teague v. State 252 Ga. 534 · cited by 81
State v. Eubanks 239 Ga. 483 · cited by 80
Southeast Ceramics, Inc. v. Klem 246 Ga. 294 · cited by 80
Hollowell v. Jove 247 Ga. 678 · cited by 80
DeYoung v. State 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 4248 · cited by 80
Hines v. State 249 Ga. 257 · cited by 80
Fleming v. State 240 Ga. 142 · cited by 80
Hanifa v. State 269 Ga. 797 · cited by 79
Bradshaw v. State 296 Ga. 650 · cited by 79
State v. Jones 297 Ga. 156 · cited by 79
Woodard v. State 98 Fulton County D. Rep. 743 · cited by 78
Yost v. Torok 256 Ga. 92 · cited by 78
Ginn v. Morgan 225 Ga. 192 · cited by 78
Jordan v. State 247 Ga. 328 · cited by 77
Ruffin v. State 284 Ga. 52 · cited by 77
Patterson v. State 233 Ga. 724 · cited by 77
Schofield v. Holsey 281 Ga. 809 · cited by 76
Boseman v. State 263 Ga. 730 · cited by 76
Gates v. State 298 Ga. 324 · cited by 76
Castell v. State 250 Ga. 776 · cited by 76
Wesley v. State 10 Fulton County D. Rep. 193 · cited by 76
Garza v. State 284 Ga. 696 · cited by 75
Burnette Ford, Inc. v. Hayes 227 Ga. 551 · cited by 75
Waldroup v. Greene County Hospital Authority 265 Ga. 864 · cited by 75
Patterson v. State 248 Ga. 875 · cited by 74
Allen Kane's Major Dodge, Inc. v. Barnes 243 Ga. 776 · cited by 74
Stephens v. State 261 Ga. 467 · cited by 74
Griffin v. Russell 144 Ga. 275 · cited by 73
Tolbert v. Toole 296 Ga. 357 · cited by 73
Clark v. State 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 1452 · cited by 73
Brodes v. State 279 Ga. 435 · cited by 72
State v. Chambers 240 Ga. 76 · cited by 72
Romer v. State 293 Ga. 339 · cited by 72
Spivey v. State 253 Ga. 187 · cited by 72
Northwest Social and Civic Club, Inc. v. Franklin 276 Ga. 859 · cited by 72
Cargill v. State 255 Ga. 616 · cited by 72
Bowers v. Fulton County 221 Ga. 731 · cited by 71
Blackburn v. Blackburn 249 Ga. 689 · cited by 71
Murphy v. Bajjani 282 Ga. 197 · cited by 71
Chrysler Corp. v. Batten 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 3982 · cited by 71
Chandler v. State 261 Ga. 402 · cited by 70
Gregg v. State 233 Ga. 117 · cited by 70
Waters v. State 248 Ga. 355 · cited by 69
Miller v. State 288 Ga. 286 · cited by 69
American Multi-Cinema, Inc. v. Brown 285 Ga. 442 · cited by 69
Hughes v. State 296 Ga. 744 · cited by 69
Gilreath v. State 247 Ga. 814 · cited by 69
Johnson v. State 233 Ga. 58 · cited by 68
Haggard v. Board of Regents of University System 257 Ga. 524 · cited by 68
Nash v. State 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 2518 · cited by 68
Jackson v. State 273 Ga. 320 · cited by 67
Chancey v. State 256 Ga. 415 · cited by 67
Mooney v. State 243 Ga. 373 · cited by 67
Moses v. State 245 Ga. 180 · cited by 67
Pryor v. State 238 Ga. 698 · cited by 67
Chapman v. State 273 Ga. 348 · cited by 66
Ingram v. State 253 Ga. 622 · cited by 66
Voyles v. Voyles 301 Ga. 44 · cited by 66
Chenall v. Palmer Brick Co. 117 Ga. 106 · cited by 66
Gates v. State 244 Ga. 587 · cited by 66
Hicks v. State 256 Ga. 715 · cited by 66
Riley v. State 237 Ga. 124 · cited by 66
Smith v. State 259 Ga. 135 · cited by 65
Coe & Payne Co. v. Wood-Mosaic Corp. 230 Ga. 58 · cited by 65
Lajara v. State 93 Fulton County D. Rep. 3635 · cited by 65
Glover v. State 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 281 · cited by 65
Powell v. State 101 Ga. 9 · cited by 65
Edwards v. State 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 1434 · cited by 65
Head v. Hill 277 Ga. 255 · cited by 65
Georgia Power Co. v. Busbin 242 Ga. 612 · cited by 65
Chapel v. State 270 Ga. 151 · cited by 65
Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Ferguson 113 Ga. 708 · cited by 65
Hance v. State 245 Ga. 856 · cited by 64
Claussen v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. 259 Ga. 333 · cited by 64
Childs v. State 257 Ga. 243 · cited by 64
White v. State 243 Ga. 250 · cited by 64
Williams v. Grier 196 Ga. 327 · cited by 64
Rawlins v. State 124 Ga. 31 · cited by 64
Sabel v. State 248 Ga. 10 · cited by 64
Zwiren v. Thompson 276 Ga. 498 · cited by 64
Pruitt v. State 282 Ga. 30 · cited by 63
Hennessy v. Webb 245 Ga. 329 · cited by 63
Bosma v. Gunter 258 Ga. 664 · cited by 63
State v. Middlebrooks 236 Ga. 52 · cited by 63
Durden v. State 250 Ga. 325 · cited by 63
Southern Railway Co. v. Webb 59 L.R.A. 109 · cited by 63
Goodwin v. Cruz-Padillo 265 Ga. 614 · cited by 63
Potts v. State 241 Ga. 67 · cited by 62
Brown v. State 250 Ga. 66 · cited by 62
State v. Jackson 287 Ga. 646 · cited by 62
Clark v. Wade 273 Ga. 587 · cited by 62
Birt v. State 236 Ga. 815 · cited by 62
Moore v. State 240 Ga. 807 · cited by 62
Brown v. Johnson 251 Ga. 436 · cited by 62
Atlanta Obstetrics & Gynecology Group, P. A. v. Coleman 260 Ga. 569 · cited by 62
Coley v. State 231 Ga. 829 · cited by 62
Conner v. State 251 Ga. 113 · cited by 62
Morgan v. State 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 3622 · cited by 61