RICHMOND LEASING COMPANY, INC. v. Cooper, Cooper, Maioriello & Stalnaker

Carley, Presiding Judge.

Appellee-defendant provided legal representation for appellant-plaintiff in bankruptcy proceedings. Thereafter, appellant filed the instant suit, alleging that appellee had been negligent and unskillful in that legal representation. Appellee moved to dismiss the complaint, based upon appellant’s failure to have attached thereto an expert’s affidavit as required by OCGA § 9-11-9.1. The trial court granted appellee’s motion and appellant appeals from that order.

1. Appellant urges that compliance with OCGA § 9-11-9.1 was not required because its complaint alleges simple,…