Covington Square Associates, LLC v. Ingles Markets, Inc.

MlKELL, Judge.

In Covington Square Assoc., LLC v. Ingles Markets, Inc., 1 we affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Ingles Markets, Inc. (“Ingles”) on its claim for conversion and attorney fees, but reversed the grant of summary judgment to Ingles on its claim for punitive damages. 2 On writ of certiorari, the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed the attorney fees portion of our decision, holding that the language of OCGA,§ 13-6-11 prevents a trial court from ever determining that a claimant is entitled to attorney fees as a matter of law. 3 We hereby adopt the Supreme…