KARPOWICZ v. HYLES

No. A00A1731.

543 S.E.2d 51 (2000)

247 Ga. App. 292

KARPOWICZ et al. v. HYLES.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 13, 2000.

Certiorari Denied June 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beltran & Associates, Frank J. Beltran, Douglas V. Chandler, Atlanta, Bernadette C. Crucilla, Macon, for appellants.

Hawkins & Parnell, Howell Hollis III, Christine L. Mast, H. Lane Young II, Atlanta, for appellee.

Davis, Zipperman, Kirschenbaum & Lotito, Nicholas A. Lotito, Atlanta, James C. Bonner, Jr., Decatur, amici curiae.


SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Riann Karpowicz and her mother, Ruth Karpowicz, filed this tort action against Stephen Hyles, an attorney who had acted as defense counsel for another individual in a criminal case. Hyles obtained and reviewed the psychiatric records of Riann Karpowicz and then, during the criminal trial, used certain facts obtained from the records to attack the credibility of Ruth Karpowicz. Later, in this action, the trial court granted summary judgment...

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