Legal Opinion
L. P. Gas Industrial Equipment Co. v. Burch
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 17, 2010No. A10A1406PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
Joe Burch was injured on December 14, 2004, when a vaporizer exploded. In February 2006, Burch and his wife, Sandra, filed a negligence action in the Superior Court of Fayette County, against A-Tech Equipment, Inc. and other defendants. In June 2006, the Burches amended the complaint and added a claim against L. E Gas Industrial Equipment Company (“L. E”). After L. E won a defense verdict,1 it filed a motion pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-68 for the attorney fees and expenses of litigation it incurred after the Burches rejected its settlement offer.2 The trial court denied L. E’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Enger v. ErwinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- FH Ross & Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Browning v. Maytag Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. FerranteSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
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3Cited by6 opinions
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