Legal Opinion
Pangle v. Gossett
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 7, 1991No. S91A0487PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
Appellants seek review of the dismissal of their petition for declaratory judgment, in which they sought a decision on the constitutionality of OCGA § 51-12-5.1 (d) (2), (e) (1), (e) (2), and (g). On motion of the Attorney General of Georgia, the trial court dismissed the petition for failure to state a claim as there were no adverse parties and the petition presented no justiciable controversy.
1. Appellants initiated the declaratory judgment action after they filed a products liability suit in which they sought punitive damages against the manufacturer, the distributor, and…
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