Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Gause
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 6, 1967No. 42577PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
The appeal in this case presents two basic and fundamental questions, namely: (1) Are the documents which the plaintiff seeks to have the defendant produce a part of the work product of the defendant’s attorney, as that term is used and defined in Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U. S. 495 (67 SC 385, 91 LE 451) ?, and (2). If such documents do not fall within the work product exclusion, has the plaintiff shown such “good cause” for their production as is required by Code Ann. § 38-2109 (a) (Ga. L. 1959, pp. 425, 438) ?
As was observed by Judge Eberhardt in Atlantic C. L. R. Co. v. Daugherty, 111 Ga.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. DaughertyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Allen v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- Chance v. ChanceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Durkin v. Pet Milk Co.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1953
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. EcholsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Brown Transport Corp. v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- Smith v. ByessCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Herring v. HerringCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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