FRANKLIN v. HILL

S94A0235.

264 Ga. 302 (1994)

FRANKLIN v. HILL.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 27, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weinstock & Scavo, Michael Weinstock, Richard J. Capriola, Hillard J. Quint, for appellant.

Harben & Hartley, Phillip L. Hartley, Martha M. Pearson, E. Victoria Sweeney, John E. Mahan, for appellee.


FLETCHER, Justice.

This case involves the constitutionality of the state statute that gives parents a cause of action for the seduction of their unmarried daughter. We hold that OCGA § 51-1-16 is a gender-based classification that violates the equal protection clause of the Georgia Constitution because only men may be civilly liable for seduction under the statute.

Nancy Franklin sued her daughter's former high school teacher, Andrew Hill, seeking damages...

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