Legal Opinion

McKinnon v. Smock

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 15, 1994No. S93G1738Published

1Opinion of the Court

264 Ga. 375 (1994)

McKINNON et al.

v.

SMOCK.

S93G1738.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 15, 1994.

Alston & Bird, Robert D. McCallum, Jr., James C. Grant, for appellants.

Alan Z. Eisenstein, for appellee.

BENHAM, Presiding Justice.

We granted the writ of certiorari in this interlocutory appeal to resolve discovery issues concerning the attorney-client privilege and the opinion work product doctrine.[1]McKinnon v. Smock, 209 Ga. App. 647 (434 SE2d 92) (1993). We agree that the attorney-client privilege does not cover the identity of documents that a party reviews to prepare for a deposition, and…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. Berkey Photo, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
  4. Intermedics, Inc. v. Ventritex, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1991
  5. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. DaughertyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965

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