Legal Opinion
Holmes v. Peebles
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 29, 2001No. A01A1965PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Kenneth and Sarah Holmes 1 appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to attorney Charles Peebles in this legal malpractice action. Because we agree with the trial court that the Holmeses failed to present evidence that Peebles’s alleged negligence was the proximate cause of their damages, we affirm.
The facts underlying this lawsuit have been detailed in six related appellate opinions. 2 For present purposes, it is sufficient to note that in 1988, in an effort to reach new members of the community, the United Baptist Church (UBC) hired Kenneth Holmes to lead a new…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Anderson v. DowdSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Achor Center, Inc. v. HolmesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Holmes v. Achor Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Anderson v. DowdSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- United Baptist Church, Inc. v. HolmesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Kim v. LimCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Amstead v. McFarlandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
- Studio X, Inc. v. Weener, Mason & Nathan, LLPCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Kidd v. Georgia Ass'n of Educators, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- Capitol View Community Church v. Achor Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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