Cox v. Fleetwood Homes of Georgia, Inc.

Respondents-petitioners (buyers) and petitioners-respondents (sellers) have both filed petitions for writs of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision in this matter. The buyers’ petition is denied, and the sellers’ petition is granted. We dispense with further briefing and reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

Buyers brought this action in Florence County, a county within the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, seeking to recover damages for the purchase and installation of an allegedly defective mobile home. Subsequently; sellers alleged that the parties had settled the case and…