Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Monumental Properties, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 28, 1977No. 53260PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Monumental Properties, Inc. and Wayne Carroll, the resident manager of its Woodlake Apartments development in College Park, instituted dispossessory proceedings against tenant Frances Johnson for her alleged failure to pay rent. Johnson counterclaimed on the grounds of malicious use of civil process. At trial, a directed verdict was entered against the plaintiffs on the dispossessory claim and the jury awarded $1,200 to Johnson on her counterclaim. That award was reversed by this court in Monumental Properties, Inc. v. Johnson, 136 Ga. App. 39 (220 SE2d 55), because the claim for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Greer v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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