Legal Opinion
Wolfork v. Tackett
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 3, 1999No. A99A1602Published
1Opinion of the Court
526 S.E.2d 436 (1999)
241 Ga. App. 633
WOLFORK et al.
v.
TACKETT et al.
No. A99A1602.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
December 3, 1999.
Reconsideration Denied December 20, 1999.
Graylin C. Ward, Newnan, for appellants.
Cobb & Walton, Bobby L. Cobb, Norcross, Harper, Waldon & Craig, Russell D. Waldon, Janice M. Wallace, Atlanta, Jonathan M. Adelman, for appellees.
ELLINGTON, Judge.
Georgia applies the federal doctrine of judicial estoppel to preclude the prosecution of unliquidated tort claims that discharged debtors failed to list as assets in their federal bankruptcy petitions. Southmark Corp. v. Trotter,…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Southmark Corp. v. Trotter, Smith & JacobsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Johnson v. Trust Co. BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- In Re StandfieldUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
- Fleet v. United States Consumer Council, Inc. (In Re Fleet)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
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