Allison v. Wilson

MCMILLIAN, Judge.

This appeal arises from a contempt order issued after appellant Sharon Allison and her attorneys failed to pay attorney fees awarded for alleged discovery violations. That discovery focused on locating and serving Allison’s co-defendant Darnell A. Sandifer, Jr. Based on an exhaustive review of the record, including the transcripts from numerous hearings that spanned over the course of 15 months, we find that the trial court erred in awarding fees under OCGA § 9-11-37 (a) (4) (A) because the trial court erroneously believed that it had issued a prior order compelling Allison…