Legal Opinion
Rafizadeh v. KR Snellville, LLC
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 12, 2006No. A06A0285, A06A0286PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
Mark Rafizadeh, d/b/a Marchello’s Italian Restaurant, appeals the trial court’s judgment, issued following a bench trial, which awarded KR Snellville, LLC (“KRS”) $20,260.53 in unpaid rent, interest and attorney fees under the terms of a commercial lease. KRS cross-appeals the trial court’s determination that its additional claim for $1,836.13 in common area maintenance charges was barred by res judicata.
As a general rule “[i]n bench trials, the judge sits as trier of fact and the court’s findings are analogous to a jury’s verdict and should not be disturbed if there is any…
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