Legal Opinion
Dee v. Sweet
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 15, 1997No. S97A0563PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
This case involves a challenge to the constitutionality of that provision in OCGA § 16-14-6 (c) which authorizes the award of attorney fees in the appellate courts and costs of investigation and litigation reasonably incurred by a party injured by violations of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, OCGA § 16-14-1 et seq.
Sweet and Wright (hereinafter “appellees”) filed a civil suit against Dee and McMahon (“appellants”) in January 1992 asserting claims that arose out of the dissolution of an executive search business and seeking damages for,…
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