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DAVIS v. BEN O'CALLAGHAN

31476.

238 Ga. 218 (1977)

232 S.E.2d 53

DAVIS v. BEN O'CALLAGHAN COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 4, 1977.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenville Haldi, Cotton, Katz & White, J. Timothy White, J. Michael Lamberth, for appellant.

Lipshutz, Zusmann, Sikes, Pritchard & Cohen, Winston H. Morriss, for appellee.

INGRAM, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether a judgment creditor of a corporation could bring an action for his own benefit against a corporate officer or director under Code Ann. § 22-714 (Rev. 1970), and, if so, whether punitive damages are allowable in such an action.

The plaintiff, Ben O'Callaghan Company, is a judgment creditor of Security Development and Investment Company. O...

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