Legal Opinion
Tyler v. Lincoln
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 28, 2000No. S99G0931PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals to consider its determination to affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendant land developers on the plaintiff landowners’ claims for punitive damages and attorney fees. The litigation was brought for alleged damages to plaintiffs’ land and ponds from excessive storm water and sediment discharge caused by the development of the adjacent subdivision. Tyler v. Lincoln, 236 Ga. App. 850 (513 SE2d 6) (1999). Finding that the Court of Appeals erred in affirming summary judgment on the claims for punitive damages…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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