Legal Opinion
Carey v. Houston Oral Surgeons, LLC
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 24, 2004No. A03A2405PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
Pursuant to the terms of a purchase agreement, the Houston County Superior Court ordered Dr. Vincent M. Carey to pay attorney fees to the defendants in this case. After the entry of that order, the defendants and Carey executed a mutual release, which expressly included the release of claims for attorney fees. Carey contends that the mutual release negated the prior award of attorney fees. We agree and reverse.
The record shows that in 1979, Clyde D. Marlow formed the professional association, Clyde D. Marlow, D.D.S., M.Sc., Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, P.A. (“OMS”). After…
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