Legal Opinion

Spears v. MacK & Bernstein, P.C.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 16, 1997No. A97A0229PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Gilda F. Spears appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of the claims she asserted in a complaint against the law firm of Mack & Bernstein, P.C. (“M & B”) and one of its shareholders, Curtis Mack, following the entry of a default judgment in her favor in the case. Concluding that the trial court should not have dismissed Spears’ claims, we reverse.

Spears is an attorney who entered into an employment agreement with M&B. Her employment under the agreement was to extend from approximately April 15, 1989, until April 30, 1991. The agreement, however, provided that it could…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  3. Williams v. Appliances, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
  4. Commercial Bank & Trust Co. v. BufordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Young v. W. S. Badcock Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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