Legal Opinion
Olarsch v. Newell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 20, 2008No. A08A1278PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Chief Judge.
Jeffrey G. Olarsch appeals the order of the trial court awarding attorney fees and costs of litigation pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-68, and the order dismissing his appeal of the defense verdict. The underlying renewed action was filed in May 2004 and arose from a 2000 car accident involving Olarsch and Billy Greg Newell. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the award of attorney fees and costs and remand for further proceedings. We affirm the order dismissing the notice of appeal.
The trial resulted in a defense verdict for Newell on October 6, 2006, and Newell moved for…
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