Legal Opinion
Ostrom v. Kapetanakos
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1988No. 75383PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
Pursuant to a written contract, appellant-defendants engaged appellee-plaintiff as an employee. After seven months, appellee’s employment was terminated by appellants. Appellee brought this suit, seeking to recover compensation which was allegedly earned by him, but which was unpaid by appellants. Appellee also sought an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to OCGA § 13-6-11. Appellants answered and asserted, among their other defenses, a failure of consideration in that appellee had not performed his obligations under the written contract.
After a jury trial, a verdict was returned…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Brown v. Associates Financial Services Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. v. FriedmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Glenn v. FOURTEEN WEST REALTY, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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