Legal Opinion

Davis v. Fomon

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 16, 1977No. 54680PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

The only issue raised on this appeal is the propriety of a jury award and judgment for expenses of litigation including attorney fees (Code § 20-1404) in a property damage suit. There was evidence which would authorize a jury to find that the defendant had been stubbornly litigious. But there was no evidence produced to guide the jury in determining the amount of damages to be awarded as expenses of litigation or attorney fees. Since an allowance for damages cannot be based on guesswork (Tendrift Realty Co. v. Hayes, 140 Ga. App. 896 (232 SE2d 169) (1977)), the plaintiff failed…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. TENDRIFT REALTY COMPANY v. HayesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Walker v. BishopCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Wahnschaff Corp. v. O. E. Clark Paper Box Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. McDaniel v. GyselCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Joseph M. Eways v. The Georgia Railroad Bank and Stewart O'ShellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Orkin Exterminating Co. v. ThriftCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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