Legal Opinion

Ward-Poag v. Fulton County.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 2, 2019No. A19A0173PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hodges, Judge.

In this appeal, we must decide whether Sandra Ward-Poag's failure to disclose a whistleblower claim 1 against Fulton County in her petition for Chapter 13 bankruptcy until after the County moved for summary judgment in the whistleblower action precludes her claim under the doctrine of judicial estoppel. The Superior Court of Fulton County granted the County's summary judgment motion, finding that Ward-Poag was "judicially estopped from proceeding in [her] case" because her failure to disclose the claim was "intended to deceive her creditors[ ] and that her behavior has made a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Sandra Slater v. United Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
  3. Johnson v. Trust Co. BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Period Homes, Ltd. v. WallickSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. Smalls v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fulton County v. Ward-PoagSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. Sandra Ward-Poag v. Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025
  3. TAMICA E. WHITE v. AMY MCGOUIRKCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2024

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