Goins v. Howell

Carley, Judge.

Appellee-plaintiff brought this contract action seeking to recover attorney’s fees allegedly earned in his representation of appellant-defendant. Although appellant filed a timely answer, he failed to make a timely reply to certain requests for admission. Appellee moved for summary judgment, relying in part upon appellant’s failure to make a timely reply to the admissions. Appellant appeals from the order of the trial court granting appellee’s motion for summary judgment.

Pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-36, appellee had requested appellant to admit that a certain statement of account was…