Bellah v. Peterson

Mikell, Judge.

Harley Peterson filed suit against . Gordon Bellah in 1990, alleging that Bellah’s dogs killed 21 of his cows in 1986. Peterson sought $15,000 in actual damages and $50,000 in punitive damages. Bellah’s answer denied the allegations, raised a statute of limitation defense, and notified Peterson that he would seek an award of attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14. Peterson filed a demand for a jury trial in May 1993. Bellah died approximately three years later, in July 1996, and his widow, Fay Bellah, was substituted as a party defendant. The record shows that Mr. and Mrs. Bellah…