Legal Opinion
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, LP v. Ratner
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 2013No. A13A0455PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLINGTON, Presiding Judge.
Four Effingham County property owners1 sued Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, LP (“Georgia-Pacific”) for nuisance, trespass, and negligence arising out of the intermittent but continuing release of hydrogen sulfide gas onto their properties from Georgia-Pacific’s Savannah River Mill (“the mill”) in Rincon.2 The plaintiffs moved the trial court to certify a class consisting of the owners of 65 additional properties neighboring the plant. After a hearing, the trial court certified the class pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-23 (c) (l).3 Georgia-Pacific contends that the trial…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Stevens v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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3Cited by7 opinions
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