O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 10-1-423 (2019)

Enjoining prohibited advertising

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Any person, firm, or corporation offering through advertising merchandise, commodities, or services for sale in violation of Code Section 10-1-420, 10-1-421, or 10-1-422 may be enjoined from such advertising by the superior court having jurisdiction, upon the suit of any person aggrieved or about to be aggrieved thereby.

History

Ga. L. 1958, p. 411, § 2; Ga. L. 1963, p. 507, § 2.

Annotations

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Section does not authorize a state suit. 1965-66 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 66-141.

SELLING/OTHER TRADE PRACTICES

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Validity and construction of regulations dealing with misrepresentation in the sale of kosher food, 52 A.L.R.3d 959.

Right to private action under state consumer protection Act, 62 A.L.R.3d 169.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: Clark v. Aaron's, Inc., 914 F. Supp. 2d 1301 (N.D. Ga. 2012).
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Clark v. Aaron's, Inc., 914 F. Supp. 2d 1301 (N.D. Ga. 2012). · cites it 2× “) O.C.G.A. § 10-1-423 provides that any “person, firm, or corporation” that has engaged in false advertising in violation of § 10-1-420 “may be enjoined.”
Friedlander v. Hms-pep Prods., Inc., 485 S.E.2d 240 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 10-1-423. In the same way that he failed to show he was damaged or likely to be damaged by Pep’s allegedly deceptive trade practices, Friedlander has also failed to show that any of Pep’s advertising has aggrieved him or potentially will aggrieve him.”
Accuracy in Media, Inc. v. Isabella Giusti (Ga. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “16 OCGA § 10-1-423, in turn, provides that “[a]ny person, firm, or corporation offering through advertising merchandise, commodities, or services for sale in violation of Code Section .”
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