Nacoochee Corp. v. Suwanee Investment Partners, LLC

Phipps, Judge.

Nacoochee Corporation filed a dispossessory action against Suwanee Investment Partners, LLC, d/b/a Backdrafts (“Suwanee”), alleging that Suwanee was a tenant-at-will. After a nonjury trial, the superior court entered judgment in favor of Suwanee, finding that a handwritten agreement between the parties was an enforceable lease and that Nacoochee was estopped from denying its validity. Nacoochee appeals, arguing primarily that the agreement violates the statute of frauds. We agree and accordingly reverse the trial court’s denial of the dispossessory action, but we remand for the…