Kromer v. Bechtel

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Dee Ann Kromer sued Bruce Bechtel after she was injured in an automobile accident. Bechtel offered Kromer $9,000 to settle the case and Kromer did not respond. Accordingly, the offer was deemed rejected and the case went to trial. The jury awarded Kromer $10,000. Bechtel filed a motion for attorney fees and expenses under OCGA § 9-11-68 because the judgment obtained by Kromer was not at least 25 percent more favorable than the offer of judgment. Bechtel filed this motion on June 20, 2006. Kromer did not respond to the motion. On May 30, 2007, the trial court, having…