Legal Opinion
Mug a Bug Pest Control v. Vester
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 11, 1999No. S98G1164PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Presiding Justice.
The trial court dismissed the plaintiffs professional malpractice claim for failing to file a timely expert affidavit under OCGA § 9-11-9.1. The Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed, concluding that the 1997 amendments to the statute should be applied retroactively. We granted the writ of certiorari to decide whether a court may apply a law retroactively when the legislature specifies that it is to be applied only prospectively. Since legislative intent controls, and the legislature expressly stated that the 1997 amendments to OCGA § 9-11-9.1 should be applied only…
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