Legal Opinion
Reeves v. UPSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 21, 2012No. A11A2194PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Judge.
In Slone v. Myers, 288 Ga. App. 8 (653 SE2d 323) (2007), we considered whether OCGA § 9-15-14 (b) permits an award of attorney fees and litigation expenses to a nonparty, and we held that it does. We revisit that question today, and we conclude that Slone is inconsistent with the clear and unambiguous terms of the statute. We now hold that attorney fees and expenses generally can be awarded under OCGA § 9-15-14 (b) only to a party, and we overrule Slone to the extent that it holds otherwise.
Lisa Reeves, a lawyer, represented the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against an Upson County…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Slone v. MyersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
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