Legal Opinion
Gerdes v. Russell Rowe Communications, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 12, 1998No. A98A0721PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Kenneth Gerdes appeals the grant of summary judgment to defendants Russell Rowe Communications, Inc., Herman Russell, M. B. Seretean and Don Heald, on Gerdes’ claims for breach of contract, promissory estoppel and quantum meruit.
The record shows that in 1982, Gerdes was hired to work as the station manager of a new television station in Macon, Georgia, WGXA-TV, Channel 24. WGXA-TV was owned by Russell Rowe Communications, Inc. (“Russell Rowe”). At all relevant times, Herman Russell, Bud Seretean and Don Heald served on Russell Rowe’s board of directors. Don Heald…
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