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2018 Georgia Code 38-3-147 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 38 MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

Section 3. Emergency Management, 38-3-1 through 38-3-191.

ARTICLE 9 GEORGIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCY NOMENCLATURE ACT

38-3-147. Private cause of action; recovery of treble damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees.

Any person who has given money or any other item of value to another person due in part to such person's use of agency nomenclature or symbols in violation of this article may maintain a suit for damages against the violator. Where it is proven that the violation was willful, the victim shall be entitled to recover treble damages, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees.

(Code 1981, §38-3-147, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 543, § 1/HB 1201.)

Cases Citing Georgia Code 38-3-147 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 3

Atlanta Oculoplastic Surgery, P.C. v. Nestlehutt

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2010-03-22

Citation: 691 S.E.2d 218, 286 Ga. 731, 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 874, 2010 Ga. LEXIS 272

Snippet: of educational loan or scholarship contract); 38-3-147 (treble damages for misappropriation for gain

First National Bank of Cornelia v. Kelly

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1940-06-11

Citation: 10 S.E.2d 66, 190 Ga. 603, 1940 Ga. LEXIS 536

Snippet: 411 (18 S.E. 309);Seagraves v. Couch, 168 Ga. 38 (3) (147 S.E. 61). SeeBetton v. Avery, 183 Ga. 559 (5)

Cutis v. Geiger

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1933-04-14

Citation: 176 Ga. 864, 169 S.E. 127, 1933 Ga. LEXIS 308

Snippet: (18 S. E. 309) ; Seagraves v. Couch, 168 Ga. 38 (3) (147 S. E. 61). Under this ruling, grounds 1, 2, 3