Legal Opinion
International Service Insurance v. Bowen
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 30, 1973No. 48658PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stolz, Judge.
The issue presented goes to the very vitals of the discovery provisions of the Civil Practice Act.
Code Ann. § 81A-126 (c) (Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 635; 1967, pp. 226, 233; 1972, p. 510) allows the court to "make any order which justice requires to protect a party or a person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense.” This is the method by which the courts can prevent abuses of the discovery process and insure that it is working properly. Agnor, Use of Discovery Under Ga. Civil Practice Act, §§ 5-16 and 5-17, pp. 121-126. "The broad purpose of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mallin v. MallinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Setzers Super Stores of Georgia, Inc. v. HigginsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Herring v. R. L. Mathis Certified Dairy Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- TRAVIS MEAT &C. CO. INC. v. AshworthCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Hopkins v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- International Harvester Co. v. CunninghamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. FischerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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- Mead Corp. v. MasterackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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