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CHICON v. CARTER

No. A02A1591.

573 S.E.2d 413 (2002)

258 Ga. App. 164

CHICON v. CARTER et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Certiorari Denied February 10, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dillard & Crowley, Terry A. Dillard, Scott C. Crowley, Waycross, for appellant.

Thomas R. Taggart, Savannah, for appellees.

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

This case concerns the applicability of the federal doctrine of judicial estoppel to a Georgia personal injury action filed by Chapter 13 bankruptcy debtors. In some circumstances, this doctrine prevents debtors from pursuing a personal injury claim not disclosed in their bankruptcy petition. See generally Wolfork v. Tackett, 273 Ga. 328, 540 S.E.2d 611 (2001).

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