Shepherd v. Epps

Carley, Judge.

Appellant instituted the instant tort action, seeking damages based upon appellee’s alleged commission of perjury while he was a witness in an earlier civil action wherein appellant was the losing party. See Shepherd v. Shepherd, 233 Ga. 228 (210 SE2d 731) (1974). Appellant contended that the alleged perjury resulted in the adverse decision in the previous action and that, therefore, appellee had caused him damages. The trial court granted appellee’s motion for summary judgment, from which order appellant now appeals.

1. The Georgia courts have apparently never dealt with the…