Legal Opinion
Horton v. Dennis
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 21, 2013No. A13A0935PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLINGTON, Presiding Judge.
Raford and Virginia Horton filed this personal injury action in the Superior Court of Telfair County against Joseph Dennis, The Putnam Group, LLC, Horton Iron Works, LLC, and Horton Iron Works’ liability insurer (collectively, “the appellees”). On the eve of trial, the Hortons added a claim for attorney fees under OCGA § 13-6-11, alleging that, by denying liability until the eve of trial and then stipulating to liability and going to trial on damages only, the appellees had been stubbornly litigious and caused them unnecessary trouble and expense. The appellees…
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