Legal Opinion
Bibb Distributing Co. v. Stewart
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 26, 1999No. A99A0426PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
Winburn Stewart, Sr. (“Stewart”), and his wife Mary Stewart, as trustee of an irrevocable life insurance trust, brought this tort and contract action against Bibb Distributing Company and Winburn Stewart, Jr. (known as “Brother”). In its verdict, the jury determined the contractual rights and obligations of the parties and awarded the Stewarts tort damages, both actual and punitive, as well as attorney fees and litigation expenses. Bibb and Brother appeal.
Stewart founded Bibb Distributing Company in 1956, became its sole owner, and caused the company to prosper. Brother,…
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