Hodge v. Jennings Mill, Ltd.

Blackburn, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Jennings Mill, Ltd. (“Jennings Mill”), and its general partner and limited partners brought an action against its former counsel, defendant, G. Marcus Hodge and other principals of the law firm Fortson, Bentley & Griffin (“FBG”), to recover damages arising from defendant’s conduct in the handling of the sale of the Jennings Mill Country Club to a third-party purchaser, J. M. Athens, Inc. (“Athens”). The complaint alleges that FBG, in fact, represented both Jennings Mill and Athens in the transaction. The complaint originally sought damages on three alternative…