Legal Opinion
City of Albany v. Pippin
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 6, 2004No. A04A1352PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
The City of Albany appeals the trial court’s ruling in favor of C. M. Pippin, Jr., Barbara Pippin, and Sani-Agri Services, Inc. (the “appellees”), following a full bench trial. The City sought contribution pursuant to OCGA § 51-12-32, from the appellees, its alleged joint tortfeasors, following its voluntary settlement of an action against the City and appellees, alleging nitrate contamination of certain privately-owned wells. All of the defendants had denied liability, the City did not have the consent of the appellees to settle the case, and no judicial…
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