Legal Opinion
INFINITE ENERGY, INC. v. Cottrell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 10, 2008No. A08A1179PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.
Acting pro se, Ron Cottrell sued Infinite Energy, Inc. in magistrate court, alleging that the company erroneously reported him to various credit bureaus for not paying his natural gas bill. Although the magistrate court awarded Cottrell $140 plus court costs, Cottrell appealed the judgment directly to state court. Following a bench trial, the trial court awarded Cottrell both actual and punitive damages. We granted Infinite Energy’s application for discretionary review, and for reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s actual damages award, but vacate the…
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