Brygider v. Atkinson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Brygider, a former client of attorney Atkinson, appeals the grant of summary judgment to Atkinson in this suit over unpaid attorney fees.
Recovery was sought under three theories, but the motion for summary judgment is based only on Count One, breach of an oral contract.
The controversy for which Atkinson was hired involved a product, a “guardfather” produced by Bingham, Ltd., of which Brygider was president. The Federal Bureau of Investigation contended that the device was an illegal switchblade knife. It looked like a ballpoint pen but had a button which, when pushed, caused an…
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