Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Crawford
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 5, 1996No. A96A0227PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
Hal S. Crawford, the owner of commercial property rented by Ben Lawson and his former partner, M. David Parker, sued his tenants to recover $42,877, the rent owed for the entire term of the five-year lease. Lawson appeals from a judgment in the amount of $32,227 and attorney fees entered against him after a bench trial.
The record shows that Lawson and Parker entered into the lease at issue on May 24, 1989.1 After Lawson and Parker dissolved their partnership in May 1990, Lawson vacated the premises. In December 1991, Parker notified Crawford that he intended to surrender…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kimber v. Towne Hills Development Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Noble v. KerrCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Rucker v. Tabor & AlmandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Braswell v. ShurlingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Crolley v. Crow-Childress-Mobley 2Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
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