Legal Opinion
Stroud v. Elias
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 24, 1981No. 36727PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal arises on certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review an affirmance by that court pursuant to its Rule 36. See Stroud v. Elias, 155 Ga. App. 445 (271 SE2d 240) (1980).
Respondents filed suit against petitioner for the breach of a lease agreement alleging that petitioner had failed to deliver possession of the premises. Respondents prayed for actual and punitive damages as a result of petitioner’s breach of contract.
Petitioner filed a timely answer and counterclaim. Respondents demanded a jury trial. Petitioner and his counsel inadvertently failed to appear at the trial, and his…
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