Legal Opinion
SUNTRUST BANK v. LILLISTON
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 29, 2018No. S17G0433Published
1Opinion of the Court
302 Ga. 840
FINAL COPY S17G0433. SUNTRUST BANK v. LILLISTON et al. HUNSTEIN, Justice. Despite the strong presumption against the waiver of the right to arbitrate, such a right may be waived by a party who acts inconsistently with that right and, in so doing, prejudices the other party to the contract. See, e.g., S & H Contractors v. A.J. Taft Coal Co., 906 F2d 1507 (III) (11th Cir. 1990); McCormick-Morgan, Inc. v. Whitehead Elec. Co,,
179 Ga. App. 10, 12
( 345 SE2d 53) (1986). The question presented in this case is whether a party’s demand for arbitration in a renewal action, see OCGA § 9-2-61…
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