Legal Opinion
Snellings v. Sheppard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1997No. A97A1652; A97A1653PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
In an earlier suit, various members of the Candler family, by their attorney Snellings, sued Sheppard and her husband. After the trial court’s grant of Sheppard’s motion for summary judgment was affirmed in East Piedmont 120 Assoc. v. Sheppard, 209 Ga. App. 664 (434 SE2d 101) (1993), she brought this action against the Candlers and their attorney Snellings for abusive litigation. OCGA § 51-7-80 et seq. She wants to discover defendants’ income tax returns and other documents for the purpose of obtaining information concerning their financial circumstances. The trial court…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Yost v. TorokSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Borenstein v. BlumenfeldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Covington v. Countryside Investment Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- E. H. Siler Realty & Business Broker, Inc. v. SanderlinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- East Piedmont 120 Associates, L. P. v. SheppardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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