Jackson v. Patton

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Patton, a landlord, brought suit against Jackson, a tenant, alleging that she owed him $187 on an open account. Jackson answered denying the debt and counterclaimed for the amount of her security deposit, asserted a claim for treble damages and attorney fees as provided in Code Ann. § 61-606 (c), sought $180 in damages for failure to make certain repairs to the rental property, and requested a trial by jury.

After Patton responded to requests for admissions and two sets of interrogatories, Jackson filed a motion for partial summary judgment on the first two counts of her…