Legal Opinion
Sims v. GT Architecture Contractors Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 19, 2008No. A08A0381PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.
Following trial, the jury awarded Shawn Sims $20,000 on her fraudulent conveyance and negligent construction claims. Sims appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in directing a verdict with respect to her claim for attorney fees and in charging the jury that it could only award expenses of litigation if it found that the defendant — GT Architecture Contractors Corporation (“GT Architecture”) — had acted in bad faith. Finding no such error, we affirm.
The relevant facts show that Sims purchased a home constructed by GT Architecture. According to Sims, the house was…
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