Sta-Power Industries, Inc. v. Avant

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[W]e look to federal cases to aid us” in determining whether a class action may proceed (under statutory predecessor of O.C.G.A. § 9-11-23)
• whether intervention application is timely and the showing sufficient is within the sound discretion of the trial court
• plaintiffs’ motion to intervene in class action after judgment was timely when discovery of class members was delayed by defendant’s failure to comply with court order
• “Since there are only a few definitive holdings in Georgia [concerning the requirements for class certification under] the Civil Practice Act, we also look to federal cases to aid us.”
• “P]n determining the propriety of a class action, the first issue to be resolved is not whether the plaintiffs have stated a cause of action or may ultimately prevail on the merits but whether the requirements of [OCGA § 9-11-23] have been met.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).