Legal Opinion
Walker v. Cromartie
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 28, 2010No. S10A0518PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Appellants Joel and Patricia Walker filed an action for legal malpractice, ordinary negligence, and breach of fiduciary duty against appellees for legal work appellees performed in the case All Fleet Refinishing v. West Georgia Nat. Bank, 280 Ga. App. 676 (634 SE2d 802) (2006). Appellants did not file an expert affidavit with their complaint as required by OCGA § 9-11-9.1 for a professional negligence claim. As a result, appellees filed a partial motion to dismiss. In response, appellants alleged that OCGA § 9-11-9.1 was unconstitutional as applied to indigent litigants. A…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Etkind v. SuarezSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Love v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Lasseter v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- All Fleet Refinishing, Inc. v. West Georgia National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
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