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O.C.G.A. § 12-4-70 (2019)

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This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Surface Mining Act of 1968.’’

History

Ga. L. 1968, p. 9, § 1.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Punitive damages. - Punitive damages are, as a general rule, improper when a defendant has complied with environmental and safety regulations. Accordingly, the award of punitive damages against a quarry operator who had adhered to the applicable laws was not sup-

ported by the evidence and warranted reversal. Stone Man, Inc. v. Green, 263 Ga. 470, 435 S.E.2d 205 (1993). Cited in General Refractories Co. v. Rogers, 240 Ga. 228, 239 S.E.2d 795 (1977).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1993–2004 · leading case: Stone Man, Inc. v. Green, 435 S.E.2d 205 (Ga. 1993).
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Stone Man, Inc. v. Green, 435 S.E.2d 205 (Ga. 1993). · cites it 2× “Stone Man has been issued the surface mining permit required by OCGA § 12-4-70 et seq., the air quality permit required by OCGA § 12-9-1 et seq.”
Johnson v. Allgood Farm, LLC., 602 S.E.2d 837 (Ga. 2004). · cites it 2× “2 The amended order and writ of possession also stated: FURTHER ORDERED that before conducting the removal of any minerals from the Lands described the Plaintiffs are required to fully and completely comply with the terms and conditions of the Georgia Surface Mining Act of 1968…”
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