Razete v. Preferred Research, Inc.

Birdsong, Judge.

Razete sued Preferred Research, Inc., for failure to transmit a complete, i.e., accurate title examination report on certain property. Razete contends his suit is for breach of contract; Preferred Research filed a motion to dismiss on grounds the suit was a professional malpractice suit and thus Razete was required by OCGA § 9-11-9.1 to file an expert’s affidavit with his complaint. The trial court dismissed Razete’s suit, evidently on this ground, and he appeals. Held:

We must disagree with the trial court’s decision in this case. In Housing Auth. of Savannah v. Greene, 259…