Legal Opinion

Patterson v. Hragyil

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 18, 2013No. A13A0458PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Boggs, Judge.

Nicole Patterson appeals from the trial court’s award of attorney fees to Craig Hragyil under OCGA § 9-15-14 (b). She contends that the trial court erred because it relied upon information outside the record to award attorney fees, failed to specify in its order the conduct supporting the award of fees, and did not limit the amount of the attorney fee award to fees incurred due to the sanctionable conduct. She also asserts that the trial court erred by failing to grant her cross-motion for attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14 (b). For the reasons explained below, we reverse the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Nelson & Hill, P.A. v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. DoeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Kilgore v. SheetzCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Abt v. AbtSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Dodson v. WalravenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. The State v. HassonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  2. Cohen v. RogersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017

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