Rice v. Lightmas
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
Mark and Kathy Rice filed this action pro se against attorney Frank Lightmas, Jr. and Lightmas & Delk, P.A. (collectively “Lightmas”), asserting claims for breach of fiduciary responsibility, fraud, negligence, and breach of contract. The Rices alleged Lightmas committed these torts and breaches of contract in connection with Lightmas’s participation in the Rices’ federal suit against Avon Products, Inc. Mark Rice (“Rice”) appeals the trial court’s order which granted Lightmas’s motion to “disqualify” Rice and to remove Rice’s name from the style of the case. For the…
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