Legal Opinion
JTH Tax, Inc. v. Flowers
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 24, 2011No. A11A1252PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McFadden, Judge.
The issue in this case is whether, pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-67, post-judgment interest abated on funds deposited into the trial court’s registry pending the outcome of an appeal. Because all of the requirements of OCGA § 9-11-67 were not satisfied, we hold that post-judgment interest did not abate.
In November 2008, Joan Flowers obtained a judgment against JTH Tax, Inc., d/b/a Liberty Tax Service, for breach of contract, fraud, punitive damages and attorney fees in the amount of $686,190.50. Three weeks later, JTH filed a motion for leave to deposit funds with the court pursuant…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Threatt v. Forsyth CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Security Life Insurance Co. of America v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Sacha v. Coffee Butler Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- GREAT SOUTHERN MIDWAY, INC. v. HughesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- JTH Tax, Inc. v. FlowersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- TAYLOR, EXR. v. THE DEVEREUX FOUNDATION, INC. (And Vice Versa)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2023
- Northside Bank v. Mountainbrook of Bartow Homeowners Association, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
- Camacho v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2016
- Commerce Insurance Co. v. SzafarowiczMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019