Legal Opinion
Somerville v. White
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 10, 2016No. A16A0694PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dillard, Judge.
Marcus Somerville, who successfully sued Wanda White for breach of contract, appeals the trial court’s judgment in White’s favor as to one of her counterclaims, which sought damages for a “violation of Georgia penal laws.” Specifically, the trial court awarded $500 in compensatory damages and $15,000 in punitive damages to White because it found that Somerville violated OCGA § 16-11-90, a statute that criminalizes the transmission of photography or video depicting nudity or sexually explicit conduct of an adult without his or her consent. On appeal, Somerville argues that the…
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