Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. Paulk
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 23, 2005No. A05A0715PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Judge.
The City of Atlanta (“the City”) appeals the trial court’s entry of judgment against it following the imposition of sanctions for discovery violations. The City claims: (1) the trial court erred by finding it violated a discovery order and awarding attorney fees; (2) the trial court erred by imposing sanctions; and (3) the trial court should not have entered judgment against it because it had a valid defense under the Recreational Property Act embodied at OCGA § 51-3-20 et seq. Because we find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the City wilfully…
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