Legal Opinion
Tiismann v. Linda Martin Homes Corp.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 25, 2006No. S06G0848PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
In 1998, Linda Martin Homes Corporation (LMH) agreed to build a house and sell it to Mart Tiismann. After closing in 1999, Tiismann moved into the house and discovered several building code violations. Arbitration of his claims for breach of contract, negligence and conversion resulted in a substantial award, which LMH paid. In 2001, however, Tiismann filed an action seeking damages and other relief for LMH’s alleged violation of the Fair Business Practices Act of 1975 (FBPA), OCGA § 10-1-390 et seq. This FBPA claim was based on allegedly conflicting language in the contract,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Tiismann v. Linda Martin Homes Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2005
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