Little v. General Motors Corporation

Pope, Presiding Judge.

We granted this discretionary appeal from an award of attorney fees (Case No. A97A1576) 1 to answer the following question: When a trial court grants judgment for a defendant on one count of a multi-count complaint and expressly directs entry of a final judgment under OCGA § 9-11-54 (b), must the defendant move for attorney fees relating to that claim within 45 days of the entry of final judgment under OCGA § 9-11-54 (b)? We answer this question in the positive and therefore reverse the portion of this attorney fee award relating to a claim on which final judgment was…