Legal Opinion
Constructores Asociados De Vivienda Y Urbanizacion, S.A. De C.V v. Bennett Motor Express, LLC
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 23, 2011No. A10A2235PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Judge.
Following a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment in favor of Bennett Motor Express, LLC, on its contract claim against Constructores Asociados de Vivienda Y Urbanización, S.A. de C.V (“Constructores”) arising from its failure to pay Bennett on its bill of lading for a shipment from Washington State to Texas. Construc-tores appeals. Finding no error, we affirm.
“Appeals from bench trials, where the trial judge sits as the trier of fact and has the opportunity to assess the credibility of the witnesses, are reviewed under the clearly erroneous standard. And we will not…
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