Legal Opinion
Riddle v. Driebe
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 4, 1980No. 58807PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
Legal malpractice. The appellant Riddle seeks the reversal of a grant of summary judgment to attorney Driebe based upon the running of the statute of limitation. The rather convoluted facts of this case show that Executive Equities, Inc. unsuccessfully attempted to borrow $2,000,000 in order to purchase land. Appellant Riddle, becoming aware of the difficulty, prevailed upon Georgia International Corp. to act as guarantor for such a loan and Executive Equities was enabled to obtain the loan. As compensation to Riddle for his services, the president of Executive Equities orally…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Holland v. Sanfax CorporationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Summer-Minter & Associates, Inc. v. GiordanoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Anderson v. FosterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Gould v. PalmerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Webb v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Cherry v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- Hunter, MacLean, Exley & Dunn, P.C. v. FrameSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Hamilton v. Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & MurphyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Charter Medical Management Co. v. Ware Manor, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Curlee v. Mock Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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