Legal Opinion
Legacy Academy, Inc. v. Doles-Smith Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 9, 2016No. A16A0174, A16A0175PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Presiding Judge.
These companion appeals from a jury verdict arise out of a dispute between a franchisor of daycare businesses and its franchisee. The franchisor was Legacy Academy, Inc., (“Legacy”) owned by Melissa and Franklin Turner (collectively, the “Legacy Parties”). The franchisee was originally GMI Smith, LLC, and later Doles-Smith Enterprises, Inc., both of which were owned by Michele Doles-Smith and Gary Smith (collectively, the “DSE Parties”). Alleging that false and misleading information had been provided to them when they entered into the franchise agreement, the DSE…
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