Legal Opinion
LEE Et Al. v. PARK
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 9, 2017No. A17A0519PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reese, Judge.
Keum Soon Lee and her attorney, Kennon Peebles, Jr. (collectively, “Lee”), appeal from the trial court’s order directing them to pay $9,570 in attorney fees to Ai Sook Park. Lee contends that the court abused its discretion in finding that her claims lacked substantial justification and, based upon that finding, awarding Park attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14 (b). For the reasons that follow infra, we agree and reverse.
The record shows that, in June 2012, Lee and Sok Sun Yun bought an existing Atlanta business known as “Spring Spa.” Although Lee and Yun had no formal agreement,…
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