Legal Opinion
Ware v. Durham
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 25, 1980No. 36210PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Justice.
Certiorari was granted to review the entire decision of the Court of Appeals in Durham v. Ware, 153 Ga. App. 701 (266 SE2d 342) (1980), which allowed a purchaser of realty to recover "actual damages” from his closing attorneys rather than limiting the sum recoverable from the attorneys to the amount that could have been recovered by the purchaser from the seller pursuant to Code Ann. § 29-202 had the purchaser sought damages from the seller for failure of title to a part of the tract instead of seeking rescission.
1. The closing attorneys insist that an attorney sued for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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