Case Name: HEDQUIST et al. v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC.
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 2000-04-13
Citations: 243 Ga. App. 555
Docket Number: A98A1766
Parties: HEDQUIST et al. v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC.
Judges: Blackburn, P. J., and Eldridge, J, concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 243
Pages: 555–555

Head Matter:
A98A1766.
HEDQUIST et al. v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC.
(533 SE2d 757)
Decided April 13, 2000.
Sumner & Anderson, William E. Sumner, Rosemary S. Armstrong, for appellants.
Rogers & Hardin, Brett A. Rogers, Richard H. Sinkfield, for appellee.

Opinion:
McMurray, Senior Appellate Judge.
In Hedquist v. Merrill Lynch &c., 236 Ga. App. 181 (511 SE2d 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 Georgia 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.
Judgment reversed.
Blackburn, P. J., and Eldridge, J, concur.
Hedquist v. Merrill Lynch &c., 272 Ga. 209 (528 SE2d 508).