Legal Opinion
Walker v. Wallis
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 20, 2008No. A07A2136PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Judge.
Joel D. Walker and Patricia A. Walker filed a tort suit against attorney James W. Wallis, Jr. (“Wallis”) and his law firm, Smith, Wallis & Scott, LLP (“SWS”) (Wallis and SWS are collectively referred to herein as the “Wallis Defendants”). The trial court granted the Wallis Defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted because the Walkers failed to file an expert affidavit as required by OCGA § 9-11-9.1. Because the complaint alleges intentional torts, no affidavit was required. Therefore, we reverse.
“On appeal from the grant of a…
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