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

• Decision Date: 13 April 2000
• Docket Number: No. A98A1766.,A98A1766.
• Citation: Hedquist v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 533 S.E.2d 757, 243 Ga. App. 555 (Ga. App. 2000)
• Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
• Parties: HEDQUIST et al. v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC.

533 S.E.2d 757

243 Ga. App. 555

HEDQUIST et al. v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC.

No. A98A1766.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

April 13, 2000.

Sumner & Anderson, William E. Sumner, Rosemary S. Armstrong, Atlanta, for appellants.

Rogers & Hardin, Brett A. Rogers, Richard H. Sinkfield, Atlanta, for appellee.

McMURRAY, Senior Appellate Judge.

In Hedquist v. Merrill Lynch &c., 236 Ga.App. 181, 511 S.E.2d 558, this Court affirmed the trial court's dismissal of all claims against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. After granting certiorari, the Supreme Court of Georgia¹ reversed our judgment to the extent this Court held that a plaintiff's voluntary dismissal with prejudice of an allegedly negligent employee constitutes an adjudication on the merits of a plaintiff's claims brought against the employer under the doctrine of respondeat superior. Accordingly, our prior judgment is vacated, the judgment of the Supreme Court of Georgia is made the judgment of this Court, and the judgment of the trial court is reversed.

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