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HOLLAND v. CAVINESS

No. S12Q1648.

737 S.E.2d 669 (2013)

292 Ga. 332

HOLLAND et al. v. CAVINESS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

January 22, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johannes S. Kingma, Peter Werdesheim, Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.

Brian Randolph Smith, Frank J. Beltran, The Beltran Firm, Atlanta, Henry Nelson Crane, III, Danny L. Durham, Durham & Crane Law Firm, P.C., Augusta, for appellee.

HINES, Justice.

This case comes before this Court on a certified question from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia in a matter regarding admission of "worldly circumstances"1 evidence in a tort action where the only injury is to a plaintiff's peace, happiness, or feelings. The district court certified the question:

Is it proper for a jury to consider a defendant's worldly circumstances when deciding...

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