Legal Opinion
Benedict v. State Farm Bank, FSB
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 22, 2011No. A10A2289PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Judge.
C. M. Benedict sued State Farm Bank, FSB, alleging in his complaint that State Farm representatives placed more than a hundred harassing calls to his telephone number and asserting that this conduct amounts to a tort. State Farm moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-12 (b) (6) because it failed, State Farm said, to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. State Farm also counterclaimed for the amount of an overdue credit card debt that Benedict owed to State Farm, as well as its attorney fees and costs of litigation, and State Farm moved to compel…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Cabaniss v. HipsleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Bourn v. HerringSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
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