Kellos v. Sawilowsky

Marshall, Presiding Justice.

In this legal-malpractice action, defendant Sawilowsky supported his motion for summary judgment by his own affidavit that he exercised “that degree of skill, prudence and diligence as lawyers of ordinary skill and capacity commonly possess and exercise in the State of Georgia . . .” (Eogran t ed summary judgment to the defendant-attorney without stating any reason. The Court of Appeals, in a split decision, affirmed. Kellos v. Sawilowsky, 172 Ga. App. 263 (322 SE2d 897) (1984). The majority opinion held, on p. 264, that “['t]he appellant’s expert evidence did not…