Legal Opinion
Rachel F. Shoenthal v. Dekalb County Employees Retirement System Pension Board
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 28, 2017No. A17A1065PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Self, Judge.
In the third appearance of this case before this Court, Rachel and Rebecca Shoenthal (collectively "Plaintiffs"), daughters of the late Judge Elliott Shoenthal, contend that the trial court erred in awarding attorney fees to the DeKalb County Employees Retirement System Pension Board ("the Board") pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-14. We agree and reverse.
The underlying facts as set out in Shoenthal v. Shoenthal , 337 Ga. App. 515 , 788 S.E.2d 116 (2016) (hereinafter " Shoenthal II ") are:
On October 25, 2013, about a month before his scheduled surgery, Judge Shoenthal changed the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Shoenthal v. ShoenthalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
- Renton v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
- Green v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Brown v. KinserCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
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