General Motors Corp. v. Conkle
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
As a sanction for discovery abuse the court struck General Motors’ (“GM”) answer and granted default judgment as to liability. The order was certified for immediate review, and we granted GM’s application for interlocutory appeal.
The parents of Howell W. Conkle, Jr. and the administrator of his estate brought a wrongful death suit on September 18, 1992, against the owner and the operator of a 1987 Pontiac Grand Am. They alleged that Conkle was riding in the front passenger seat on August 3, 1991, when the car left the road and, on impact with the ground, Conkle was thrown out…
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