Legal Opinion
Resource Network International, Inc. v. Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 14, 1998No. A98A0421PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Despite letters, motions and a court order, defendant Resource Network International, Inc. (RNI) refused to produce promised discovery documents until the morning of the hearing on the motion to strike its answer. That was 16 months after the documents were requested. The issue on appeal is whether there is evidence RNI’s refusal was wilful, which would support the court’s order striking the answer and entering default judgment.
1. OCGA § 9-11-37 provides that a court may impose such sanctions against a defendant who wilfully fails to respond to discovery 1 or who wilfully…
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3Cited by11 opinions
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