Legal Opinion
Powell v. Watson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 24, 1989No. 77442PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
This is a case where the installer of insulation and drywall in a new house in 1985, sued the owners (Watsons) for their failure to pay him for his work. The case was tried and the jury returned a verdict of actual damages for the plaintiff, and attorney fees in the amount of $3,000. The damages verdict for plaintiff is not appealed from; the appellant’s only enumeration of error is that the trial court erred in entering a j.n.o.v. striking the attorney fees.
The plaintiff-appellant specifically pled and prayed for attorney fees for the defendants Watsons’ bad faith. During the…
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- Ostrom v. KapetanakosCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Turner v. WilmouthCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
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